The Relationship between Traumatic Experience, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Resilience, and Posttraumatic Growth among Adolescents in Gaza Strip

Murad Kd and Abdel Aziz Mt
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Murad Kd: Bachelor of Nursing- Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine
Abdel Aziz Mt: School of Public Health, Al Quds University, Palestine

Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 2017, vol. 3, issue 3, 73-82

Abstract: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between traumatic experience, posttraumatic stress disorder, resilience, and posttraumatic growth among adolescents in Gaza Strip. The sample consisted of 400 secondary school students (200 males and 200 females) from the seven directorates of the Gaza Strip Their age ranged between 15-18 years with mean age 16.67 years. Descriptive, analytic cross-sectional design was used. For data collection four instruments were used: Gaza traumatic events checklist, PTSD checklist for DSM-IV-TR, Resilience scale for adolescents, and Posttraumatic growth inventory.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/GJIDD.2017.03.555616

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