Israeli and Palestinian families in the peace process: sources of stress and response patterns.
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process is characterized by its unknown outcomes and consequences for the families involved. The purpose of this study was to identify family processes under conditions of prolonged uncertainty. Data were collected from both Israeli and Palestinian families in the West Bank by means of semi-structured interviews. Qualitative and quantitative analyses showed cross-cultural differences in the perception of the situation; different kinds of concerns and sources of stress; different coping responses; and differences in dyadic interaction patterns and intrafamily processes. The findings are discussed in social-contextual terms, particularly the ways in which political and cultural contexts shape the perception of the situation and family processes under prolonged stressful conditions.
Lavee
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Center for Research and Study of the Family, School of Social Work, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Israel.
Ben-David
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Azaiza
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002960:Civil Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000639:trends; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008877:Middle East / Q000208:ethnology; D017008:Negotiating / Q000523:psychology*; D011057:Politics; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires