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Life in a continuous traumatic situation
— perspective of the older population | | Author(s) | Orit Nuttman-Shwartz, Irit Regev |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 38, no 5, May 2018 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, May 2018 |
| Pages | pp 954-973 |
| Source | http:://www.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | War ; Stress ; Adjustment ; Emotions ; Qualitative Studies ; Israel. |
| Annotation | The literature is divided regarding how older people cope with traumatic situations of war and terror, and few studies have focused on continuous exposure to traumatic situations. To fill the gap in existing knowledge, this study's authors examined how older people cope with a continuous security threat which includes periods of intensive attacks. Three focus groups were conducted with older residents of rural localities situated near the Israeli border with Gaza. Content analysis of transcripts from the group sessions revealed four main aspects that concern the older participants when they cope with situations of war: moral issues; emotional issues; intergenerational issues; and resilience and future challenge. The analysis revealed that the older participants' coping patterns derive from a combination of their stage of life, the changing lifestyle in their communal rural localities, and the ways that older and younger residents of the communities cope with exposure to a continuous security threat. The theoretical framework for discussion of the findings is based on social theories of trauma and resilience. In addition, recommendations are provided for interventions at the individual and community levels. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-180504203 A |
| Classmark | VMC: QNH: DR: DL: 3DP: 7H6 |
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