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Effects of Collective Trauma in the Modern Society
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Effects of Collective Trauma in the Modern Society

A special issue of European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education (ISSN 2254-9625).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2024) | Viewed by 3719

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Vanja Kopilaš

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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: clinical psychology and neuroscience; cognitive psychology; biopsychology; neuropsychology
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Dr. Lovorka Brajković

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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: psychology; public health; clinical psychology; biopsychology; palliative psychology
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In an era of uncertainty, it is expected to experience changes in everyday functioning. Crises, such as war, natural disasters, or other catastrophes that are out of our control and influence, can easily form collective traumatic experiences. Collective trauma refers to the effect of a traumatic experience that impacts and involves entire communities, societies, or groups of people. Since collective traumas can be passed down to future generations and form transgenerational trauma, it is important to detect these experiences and implement appropriate tools necessary for rehabilitation, post-traumatic growth, and resilience.

This Special Issue calls for the submission of manuscripts related to the effects of various collective traumas on everyday functioning in the modern world and appropriate coping skills needed to reduce the impact of symptoms in the aftermath of a traumatic experience.

Dr. Vanja Kopilaš
Dr. Lovorka Brajković
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • trauma
  • resilience
  • PTSD
  • post-traumatic growth
  • coping skills

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War-Related Stress among Israeli College Students Following 7 October 2023 Terror Attack in Israel
by Keren Dopelt and Nourit Houminer-Klepar
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2024, 14(8), 2175-2186; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14080145 - 30 Jul 2024
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Background: Warfare represents a significant source of stress in contemporary times, with enduring implications beyond the immediate casualties, fostering a pervasive atmosphere of danger and anxiety within affected populations. The Israel–Hamas war, marked by ongoing armed incursions and missile attacks, stands as a [...] Read more.
Background: Warfare represents a significant source of stress in contemporary times, with enduring implications beyond the immediate casualties, fostering a pervasive atmosphere of danger and anxiety within affected populations. The Israel–Hamas war, marked by ongoing armed incursions and missile attacks, stands as a recent example of such turmoil, inflicting widespread trauma and disruption. Methods: This study, conducted among students at the Ashkelon Academic College in southern Israel, aimed to investigate the stress levels and associated factors amidst the ongoing conflict. Utilizing a cross-sectional survey design, data were collected from 625 participants between January and February 2024, approximately four months after the commencement of the initial attack. The survey encompassed demographic information, perceived stress levels, sleep quality, and social media usage. Results: The findings revealed moderate to high stress levels among participants, with significant differences observed based on gender, parental status, and residency in conflict zones. Moreover, poorer sleep quality was reported among students residing in conflict-affected areas. Regression analysis identified several predictors of elevated stress, including gender, parental status, sleep quality, residency in conflict zones, and social media usage. Conclusions: These findings underscore the profound impact of ongoing conflict on college students’ mental well-being, highlighting the need for tailored interventions and support services within higher education institutions. The limitations include the study’s focus on a specific college population and the timing of the data collection relative to the onset of the war. Nonetheless, this research contributes valuable insights concerning the stress dynamics within the unique context faced by Israeli students amidst ongoing warfare. Full article
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Psychological Distress and Behavioral Vigilance in Response to Minority Stress and Threat among Members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community during the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Andrew S. Franks, Rin Nguyen, Y. Jenny Xiao and Dena M. Abbott
Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2024, 14(3), 488-504; https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14030033 - 26 Feb 2024
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Stigmatization, hostility, and violence towards the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community have increased sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to conduct research to promote understanding of the effects of such stigmatization on the AAPI community. Accordingly, the present study [...] Read more.
Stigmatization, hostility, and violence towards the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community have increased sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is important to conduct research to promote understanding of the effects of such stigmatization on the AAPI community. Accordingly, the present study used a combined minority stress and integrated threat framework to examine whether factors related to AAPI identity would moderate the relationship between stigmatization/threat associated with AAPI identity and increased psychological distress and behavioral vigilance. AAPI individuals were recruited online from both Turk Prime and Reddit and completed measures of perceived stigmatization; integrated threat; depression, anxiety, and stress; and behavioral vigilance. Perceptions of stigmatization and threat predicted relevant outcomes both as individual predictors and in multivariate analyses. However, factors relating to the strength of AAPI identification did not moderate the effects of stigmatization and threat on psychological distress and behavioral vigilance, which is a result that failed to support this aspect of the broader conceptual model on which this project was based. Instead, these proposed moderators were themselves predicted by stigmatization and threat variables. The implications of these findings for effective interventions to alleviate the negative consequences of anti-Asian stigmatization are discussed. Full article
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