TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences in mental indicators and state-hope related to the level of engagement in social unrest
T2 - Israel 2023
AU - Hamama-Raz, Yaira
AU - Leshem, Elazar
AU - Ben-Ezra, Menachem
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2024 Hamama-Raz, Leshem and Ben-Ezra.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Background: This study examined the interplay between engagement in social unrest, mental indicators, state-hope and demographic variables. In addition, mental indicators and state-hope were compared in line with levels of engagement in social unrest. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, conducted from March 23 to April 10, 2023, 2031 Israelis were recruited via a survey company. Participants completed self-report questionnaires to assess engagement in social unrest, anxiety, social unrest related distress, state-hope and demographic variables. Results: Participants with higher engagement in social unrest, who opposed the law reform, were prone to higher levels of social unrest related distress, anxiety, and lower levels of state-hope compared to those not engaged in social unrest activities or those who supported the law reform. Conclusions: Concerns regarding unmet mental health needs, during and following social unrest, regardless of the engagement level, should be actively addressed by mental health professionals and health policy makers.
AB - Background: This study examined the interplay between engagement in social unrest, mental indicators, state-hope and demographic variables. In addition, mental indicators and state-hope were compared in line with levels of engagement in social unrest. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, conducted from March 23 to April 10, 2023, 2031 Israelis were recruited via a survey company. Participants completed self-report questionnaires to assess engagement in social unrest, anxiety, social unrest related distress, state-hope and demographic variables. Results: Participants with higher engagement in social unrest, who opposed the law reform, were prone to higher levels of social unrest related distress, anxiety, and lower levels of state-hope compared to those not engaged in social unrest activities or those who supported the law reform. Conclusions: Concerns regarding unmet mental health needs, during and following social unrest, regardless of the engagement level, should be actively addressed by mental health professionals and health policy makers.
KW - anxiety
KW - distress
KW - engagement in social unrest
KW - mental health
KW - state-hope
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85182645311&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1284211
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1284211
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AN - SCOPUS:85182645311
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 11
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 1284211
ER -