Iraqi Adolescents: Self-Regard, Self-Derogation, and Perceived Threat in War

Autor/inn/en	Carlton-Ford, Steve; Ender, Morten G.; Tabatabai, Ahoo
Titel	Iraqi Adolescents: Self-Regard, Self-Derogation, and Perceived Threat in War
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescence, 31 (2008) 1, S.53-75 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0140-1971
DOI	10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.04.006
Schlagwörter	War; Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Socioeconomic Background; Self Esteem; Self Concept; Anxiety; Conflict; Well Being; Psychological Patterns; Age Differences; Religious Factors; Ethnicity; Gender Differences; Social Influences; Correlation; Iraq + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Krieg; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ausland; Sozioökonomische Lage; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Selbstkonzept; Angst; Konflikt; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ethnizität; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sozialer Einfluss; Korrelation; Irak
Abstract	A year into the 2003 US-Iraq war, how were adolescents in Baghdad faring? Conflict-related events typically lower psychological well-being; in contrast, investment in and protection of threatened identities should lead to self-esteem striving and, presumably, better well-being. How threatened do Iraqi adolescents feel? Is their self-esteem related to their sense of threat? Do age, religion, ethnicity, and gender alter the link between perceived threat and self-esteem? We use data from 1000 randomly selected adolescents living in Baghdad during July 2004. Iraqi adolescents reported high levels of threat; those feeling more threatened reported higher levels of self-esteem. Social background correlates with both self-esteem and perceived threat, but controlling for social background does not eliminate the relationship between self-esteem and perceived threat. We interpret our results in light of theory and research concerning social identity, mortality threats, and war trauma. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10