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ADVOCATING MULTI-DISCIPLINARITY IN STUDYING COMPLEX EMERGENCIES: THE LIMITATIONS OF A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING HOW YOUNG PEOPLE COPE WITH PROLONGED CONFLICT IN GAZA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 June 2004

GILLIAN LEWANDO HUNDT ,
DAWN CHATTY ,
ABDEL AZIZ THABET  and
HALA ABUATEYA
GILLIAN LEWANDO HUNDT
Affiliation:
University of Warwick
DAWN CHATTY
Affiliation:
Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford
ABDEL AZIZ THABET
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, AlQuds University
HALA ABUATEYA
Affiliation:
University of Leicester
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Abstract

The paper looks at the limitations and strengths of using the A-cope questionnaire for measuring strategies for coping with prolonged conflict by Palestinian young people in Gaza. The scale was administered to young people between the ages of 8 and 17. The results show some gender differences in coping strategies. However, some items on the subscales are not relevant for Muslim societies or societies in situations of prolonged conflict. The authors suggest that combining an anthropological contextual perspective and qualitative data with psychological instruments is an effective way of addressing the limitations of using a single quantitative method of assessment in non-Western complex social and cultural settings.

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Regular Articles
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , July 2004 , pp. 417 - 431
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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