Israeli National Council for Social Work, School of Social Work, Sapir College.
School of Social Work, Bar-Ilan University.
Psychol Trauma. 2015 May;7(3):269-76. doi: 10.1037/a0038772. Epub 2015 Feb 23.
The current study compared levels of posttraumatic symptoms (PTS) resulting from continuous exposure to missile attacks among residents of 2 types of communities (urban vs. rural) in 2 different age groups (elderly persons vs. young adults). We also took into account the contribution of individual resources (sociodemographic variables) and community resources (type of community of residence and sense of belonging to the community). The results revealed that, in general, the elderly residents were classified as suffering from more posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and reported more PTS. Nonetheless, type of community of residence as well as individual and social resources contributed more to PTS symptoms than did the participants' age. The results are analyzed in light of the current literature on PTS, and in light of literature dealing with the impact of developmental life stage among populations that are continuously exposed to traumatic events.
本研究比较了连续遭受导弹袭击对 2 种类型社区（城市与农村）中 2 个不同年龄组（老年人与年轻人）居民的创伤后症状（PTS）水平的影响。我们还考虑了个体资源（社会人口统计学变量）和社区资源（居住社区类型和对社区的归属感）的贡献。结果表明，一般来说，老年居民被归类为患有更多创伤后应激障碍（PTSD），并报告了更多的 PTS。然而，居住社区类型以及个体和社会资源对 PTS 症状的贡献大于参与者的年龄。根据当前 PTS 文献以及关于持续遭受创伤事件人群的发展生命阶段影响的文献，对结果进行了分析。
