Fifty years later: How ego integrity and despair affect psychological reactions of older adult war veterans to the Israel-Hamas war

IF 4.9 2区医学 Q1 CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

Journal of affective disorders Pub Date : 2025-03-29 DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.165

Yuval Palgi , Lee Greenblatt-Kimron , Amit Shrira

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Abstract

This study examined the contribution of aging-related factors (i.e., integrity and despair) reported six months before the October 7 terror attack on Israel (W1) as predictors of probable PTSD and clinical level of depression a month after the onset of the Israel-Hamas War (W2) among older adult Israeli Yom Kippur War veterans. A web-based survey company collected a random sample of 297 Yom-Kippur War veterans, aged 68–88, who participated in both waves. Respondents completed measures of event centrality, ego integrity, and despair in W1. Probable PTSD symptoms due to the Yom Kippur War and depression symptoms were collected in both waves. Probable PTSD symptoms due to the Israel-Hamas War were assessed in W2. Three univariate logistic regressions showed that beyond exposure to wars, W1 event centrality, and W1 probable PTSD or clinical level of depression, a higher level of W1 despair significantly increased the risk of W2 probable PTSD due to the Yom Kippur War and the Israel-Hamas War, and W2 clinical level of depression. Our finding suggests that when examining the outcomes of traumatic events among older adult veterans, it is crucial to account for late-life developmental processes.

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Journal of affective disorders 医学-精神病学

CiteScore

10.90

自引率

6.10%

发文量

1319

审稿时长

9.3 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Affective Disorders publishes papers concerned with affective disorders in the widest sense: depression, mania, mood spectrum, emotions and personality, anxiety and stress. It is interdisciplinary and aims to bring together different approaches for a diverse readership. Top quality papers will be accepted dealing with any aspect of affective disorders, including neuroimaging, cognitive neurosciences, genetics, molecular biology, experimental and clinical neurosciences, pharmacology, neuroimmunoendocrinology, intervention and treatment trials.