Resilience and Hope Among Yazidi Women Released From ISIS Enslavement.

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0375402 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1539-736X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00223018 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Nerv Ment Dis Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Original Publication: Baltimore [etc.]

Enslavement*; Anxiety Disorders/*physiopathology ; Depressive Disorder/*physiopathology ; Hope/*physiology ; Resilience, Psychological/*physiology ; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/*physiopathology ; Survivors/*psychology; Adolescent ; Adult ; Armed Conflicts ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Humans ; Iraq ; Middle Aged ; Syria ; Violence ; Young Adult

Abstract: This study aimed to explore the levels of resilience and hope among Yazidi women who survived captivity by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and to examine its relationship with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety, and depressive symptoms. In this cross-sectional study, 139 formerly enslaved Yazidi women were assessed. The mean scores of resilience and hope were below the suggested cutoff means (M = 2.47, SD = 0.48, R = 1-5) and (M = 31.6, SD = 11.7, R = 8-64), respectively. Sociodemographic variables were not related to resilience and hope, other than those women who stayed in captivity for more than a 3-year period who reported significantly lower levels of hope (M = 28.36, SD = 11.69). Formerly enslaved Yazidi women who display higher levels of PTSD, generalized anxiety, and depression exhibit significantly lower levels of resilience and hope. Resilience and hope are therefore important concepts to explore in traumatized populations.
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