University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.
An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestinian Territory.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Oct;36(19-20):9299-9327. doi: 10.1177/0886260519865960. Epub 2019 Aug 2.
Research has widely documented the effects of war and political violence on the functioning and well-being of adults and children. Yet, within this literature, women's agency in the face of war-related adversity and political violence remains underexplored. The present study was conducted in the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the most recent war on Gaza in 2014, with the aim of investigating the consequences of war and political violence for women's mental health and psychological functioning. Based on interviews with 21 Palestinian women exposed to extreme war-related traumatic events, the article offers an analysis of the risk and protective factors affecting their well-being and enhancing (or diminishing) their agency. , and emerged from the women's narratives as key factors contributing to the maintenance of positive psychological and the ability to adjust to traumatic war events in the aftermath of acute armed conflict. These exploratory findings suggest that Palestinian women display a high level of functioning and resources for adjustment that is preserved after periods of devastating armed conflict. The study draws attention to a set of protective factors for the well-being of women and their families when living with chronic political violence.
研究广泛记录了战争和政治暴力对成年人和儿童的功能和福祉的影响。然而，在这一文献中，妇女在面对与战争相关的逆境和政治暴力时的能动性仍然没有得到充分探讨。本研究是在 2014 年最近一次加沙战争之后在加沙地带进行的，目的是调查战争和政治暴力对妇女心理健康和心理功能的影响。本文基于对 21 名经历过极端与战争相关创伤事件的巴勒斯坦妇女的访谈，分析了影响她们福祉和增强（或削弱）能动性的风险和保护因素。从妇女的叙述中出现的、对维护积极的心理、以及在急性武装冲突后适应创伤性战争事件的能力有贡献的关键因素。这些探索性发现表明，巴勒斯坦妇女在经历了破坏性武装冲突后，表现出高度的功能和调整资源。该研究提请注意在长期政治暴力中，妇女及其家庭福祉的一系列保护因素。
