The Mediating Role of Resilient in Relationship between Death Anxiety and General Health in Iraqi Immigrant Adolescents are Affected with ISIS War
Subject Areas : PsychologyMansoureh Haj Hosseini 1 * , Zhakaw Salim Ahmed 2 , Javad Ejei 3 , Zahra Naghsh 4
1 - Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, I. R. Iran.
2 - Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, I. R. Iran.
3 - Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, I. R. Iran.
4 - Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, I. R. Iran.
Keywords: death anxiety, resilience, general health, adolescents, war refugee camp,
Abstract :
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between death anxiety and general health. The method of this study was descriptive and in the framework of correlation of study of the path analysis. The population was all adolescents aged 14 to 18 year olds living in Iraqi-ISIS war refugee camps located in the Dibegh Erbil district of Kurdistan, Iraq in 2017, (520, N) and were selected by simple random sampling and 219 adolescents were selected. The participants responded to the Death Anxiety Scale (Templer, 1970), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) (Goldberg and Hiller, 1979), and Resilience Scale (Connor and Davidson 1979-1991). The data was analysed through a path analysis correlation. Results confirmed the negative relationship between EA and resilience, showing the favorable fit of the pattern of the relationship between death anxiety and general health anxiety and the mediating role of resilience among them. According to the results, due to resilience, death anxiety of adolescents affected by war can be reduced and steps can be taken in improving their general health.
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