Citation

Ben-Zur H, Gilbar O. Community Ment. Health J. 2011; 47(5): 551-559.

Affiliation

School of Social Work, University of Haifa, 31905, Haifa, Israel, zbz@netvision.net.il.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10597-011-9371-3

PMID

21240555

Abstract

Resilience and distress in Israeli society were assessed at three points in time: before and after the Israeli disengagement from Gaza, and after the second Lebanese war. A random sample of 366 Israelis was assessed for nation-related anxiety and hostility, personal resources and post-traumatic symptoms. The lowest levels of anxiety were observed at the second time point, after the disengagement. Respondents with high-resilience profiles showed lower levels of post-traumatic symptoms and higher levels of personal resources. The findings underscore Israelis' resilience and the importance of personal resources in ongoing nationally stressful situations.

Language: en