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Is terror gender-blind? Gender differences in reaction to terror events

Solomon, Zahava, Gelkopf, Marc, Bleich, Avraham·2005·Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
DOI 10.1007/s00127-005-0973-3
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Objective This study examines gender differences in posttraumatic vulnerability in the face of the terror attacks that occurred during the Al-Aqsa Intifada. In addition, the contribution of level of exposure, sense of safety, self-efficacy, and coping strategies is assessed.Method Participants were 250 men and 262 women, who constitute a representative sample of Israel's adult population. Data were collected via a structured questionnaire consisting of 51 items that were drawn from several questionnaires widely used in the study of trauma.Results The findings indicate that women endorsed posttraumatic and depressive symptoms more than men and that, generally, their odds of developing posttraumatic stress symptoms are six times higher than those of men. Results also revealed that women's sense of safety and self-efficacy are lower than men's and that there are gender differences in coping strategies in the face of terror.Conclusions Gender differences in vulnerability to terror may be attributable to a number of factors, among these are women's higher sense of threat and lower self-efficacy, as well as their tendency to use less effective coping strategies than men. Level of exposure to terror was ruled out as a possible explanation for the gender differences in vulnerability.

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Authors
Solomon, Z., Gelkopf, M., & Bleich, A.
Affiliations
  • Tel Aviv University (IL)
  • Lev Hasharon Hospital (IL)
ORCID
Venue
Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2005-12
Volume
40
Issue
12
Pages
947-954
ISSN
  • 0933-7954 (ISSN-L)
  • 1433-9285
DOI
10.1007/s00127-005-0973-3
OpenAlex
W2044212274
Cited by
162
References
33
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 47 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 8
FWCI
5.78
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords
gender differences, terrorist attacks, Second Intifada, post-traumatic stress, women, sense of security, self-efficacy, coping strategies, depressive symptoms, threat perception
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Aged, Anxiety, Depression, Explosions, Female, Gender Identity, Homicide, Humans, Income, Interpersonal Relations, Israel, Jews, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires, Religion and Psychology, Sex Factors, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Terrorism

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