National resilience rise following the Hamas invasion of southern Israel as an indicator of collective post-traumatic growth

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

International Journal of Intercultural Relations Pub Date : 2024-12-20 DOI:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2024.102130

Yohanan Eshel , Hadas Marciano , Shaul Kimhi , Arielle Kaim , Maya Siman Tov , Bruria Adini

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Abstract

The present study employs 12 measurements of national resilience (NR) as evidence for the collective post-traumatic growth (CPTG) of the Israeli public in response to Hamas's 7.10.2023 invasion of southern Israel. Post-traumatic growth (PTG) is a positive psychological development experienced as a result of a struggle with traumatic events. It was extensively investigated at the individual level. Similar growth at the collective level has been studied less often and only recently was theoretically recognized. The available CPTG studies that used different names to describe this collective growth employed case studies of highly stressful or traumatic events to infer its existence. These studies demonstrated that highly stressful incidents can produce social solidarity, a stronger feeling of cohesion, a positive emotional atmosphere, a surge of patriotism, or a stronger faith in governmental decisions. Most of these studies do not compare pre and post-trauma community responses. Our study seems to be the first to demonstrate CPTG empirically by comparing national resilience before and during war. The concept of CPTG refers to perceived positive changes at a societal level after a collective trauma. It takes the form of heightened post-traumatic solidarity and a sense of unity. NR shares several features with CPTG: trust in the government and its leader, the national institutes to cope with extreme adversity, social solidarity, and patriotism. We claim that a significant upsurge of NR following the Hamas invasion of southern Israel constitutes a marker of CPTG. We employed a quasi-longitudinal method, with some repeated measurements, at twelve distinct substantial stressful Israeli events over two and a half years. Each measurement represented the Jewish-Israeli population and responded to the same online questionnaire. Results showed that in agreement with our hypothesis, the NR expressed in response to the Hamas invasion was significantly higher than each NR score of the previously investigated adversities and conflicts. The discussion pointed out the need to improve our ability to sustain the public spirit of CPTG over time and our understanding of antecedent conditions that can transform collective traumas into CPTG.

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哈马斯入侵以色列南部后，国家恢复力上升，这是集体创伤后成长的一个指标

本研究采用12种国家弹性（NR）测量作为以色列公众对哈马斯于2023年10月7日入侵以色列南部的集体创伤后成长（CPTG）的证据。创伤后成长（PTG）是一种积极的心理发展，是与创伤事件斗争的结果。在个人层面上进行了广泛的调查。集体层面的类似增长较少得到研究，直到最近才在理论上得到承认。现有的CPTG研究使用不同的名称来描述这种集体成长，采用高压力或创伤事件的案例研究来推断其存在。这些研究表明，高度紧张的事件可以产生社会团结，更强的凝聚力，积极的情感氛围，爱国主义的激增，或对政府决策的更强的信心。这些研究大多没有比较创伤前和创伤后的社区反应。我们的研究似乎是第一个通过比较战争前和战争期间的国家恢复力来实证CPTG的研究。CPTG的概念是指在集体创伤后在社会层面感知到的积极变化。它的形式是创伤后的高度团结和团结感。NR与CPTG有几个共同特点：对政府及其领导人的信任、应对极端逆境的国家机构、社会团结和爱国主义。我们声称，在哈马斯入侵以色列南部之后，NR的显著上升构成了CPTG的标志。我们采用了准纵向方法，在两年半的时间里对12个不同的以色列重大压力事件进行了一些重复测量。每项测量都代表了犹太以色列人口，并回答了相同的在线问卷。结果表明，与我们的假设一致，在应对哈马斯入侵时表达的NR显著高于之前调查的逆境和冲突的每个NR得分。讨论指出，随着时间的推移，需要提高我们维持CPTG公共精神的能力，以及我们对可以将集体创伤转化为CPTG的先决条件的理解。

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations Multiple-

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4.30

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122

期刊介绍： IJIR is dedicated to advancing knowledge and understanding of theory, practice, and research in intergroup relations. The contents encompass theoretical developments, field-based evaluations of training techniques, empirical discussions of cultural similarities and differences, and critical descriptions of new training approaches. Papers selected for publication in IJIR are judged to increase our understanding of intergroup tensions and harmony. Issue-oriented and cross-discipline discussion is encouraged. The highest priority is given to manuscripts that join theory, practice, and field research design. By theory, we mean conceptual schemes focused on the nature of cultural differences and similarities.