Getting a life: Gender differences in postwar recovery

Shaul Kimhi; Yohanan Eshel; Leehu Zysberg; Shira Hantman

doi:10.1007/s11199-009-9660-2

Getting a life: Gender differences in postwar recovery

Shaul Kimhi, Yohanan Eshel, Leehu Zysberg, Shira Hantman

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Abstract

This study examined gender differences in stress symptoms and recovery one year after the end of war, among two Israeli samples (adults n = 870 and adolescents n = 810). MANOVA analysis indicated that females reported higher levels of stress symptoms and lower levels of postwar recovery compared to males. Adolescents reported lower levels of stress and higher levels of recovery compared to adults. Path analysis supported the following: Gender associated negatively with family support and sense of danger. Sense of danger associated positively with symptoms and negatively with recovery, while family support associated with these variables in the opposite direction. Mediation test indicated that family support and sense of danger served as mediators between gender and recovery and between gender and stress symptoms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	554-565
Number of pages	12
Journal	Sex Roles
Volume	61
Issue number	7-8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-009-9660-2
State	Published - Sep 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Acknowledgement This study was supported by grant from the UJA Federation of New York.

Keywords

Family support
Gender differences
Mediation model
Posttraumatic recovery
Sense of danger
Stress symptoms

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Gender Studies
Social Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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