title: Self-perceptions of well-being in professional helpers and volunteers operating in war contexts.
abstract: We carried out qualitative research with 61 health professionals and volunteer workers to explore their perceptions of their own and their clients' well-being in a context of political violence. We applied content analysis to identify the themes emerging from 8 focus group and 11 individual interviews. Participants were found to define the concept of well-being in terms of three key areas: security, participation, and development. Palestinian health providers see promotion of economic development and professional growth, involvement in political and social life, and resistance to the occupation as factors required to enhance well-being and quality of life for themselves and their clients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy. guido.veronese@unimib.it
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Veronese
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D014838:Volunteers / Q000523:psychology*; D014857:Warfare