When fears come true: The well-being of Holocaust survivors' grandchildren after the October 7, 2023, terror attack.

IF 2.7 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Pub Date : 2025-06-23 DOI:10.1037/tra0001975

Alon Goldberg

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Abstract

Objective: Since the late 1960s, there has been substantial research on Holocaust survivors' descendants (children and grandchildren) regarding intergenerational transmission of the survivors' trauma. This research has had complex results that show the need for further examination under stressful conditions. The current research seeks to determine whether the terror attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, had a disproportionate effect on the well-being of grandchildren of Holocaust survivors (GHS).

Method: Participants were 299 Jewish-Israeli adults, 44.6% of whom were GHS and 54.4% of whom had no Holocaust family background (non-GHS). Participants completed self-report questionnaires in two phases. First, they completed the Mental Health Continuum Short Form. Then they were asked to listen to a certain Israeli song that had become a prayer and hope for the hostages coming back home and to fill out the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule.

Results: The GHS participants reported lower psychological and social well-being and lower positive affect during exposure to the song than non-GHS participants.

Conclusions: The current findings suggest that the Holocaust trauma experienced by survivors might transfer to their grandchildren, especially when the grandchildren are challenged by life-threatening situations that are reminiscent of their grandparents' Holocaust trauma and that might activate that trauma. Hence, appropriate health policy decisions need to be made regarding better psychological support for grandchildren of Holocaust survivors during perceived and actual collective life-threatening events. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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当恐惧成真：2023年10月7日恐怖袭击后大屠杀幸存者孙辈的福祉。

目的：自20世纪60年代末以来，对大屠杀幸存者的后代（子女和孙辈）进行了大量关于幸存者创伤代际传播的研究。这项研究已经有了复杂的结果，表明需要在压力条件下进一步检查。目前的研究旨在确定2023年10月7日发生在以色列的恐怖袭击是否对大屠杀幸存者（GHS）的孙辈的福祉产生了不成比例的影响。方法：参与者是299名犹太以色列成年人，其中44.6%是GHS， 54.4%没有大屠杀家庭背景（非GHS）。参与者分两个阶段完成自我报告问卷。首先，他们完成了心理健康连续短表。然后，他们被要求听一首以色列歌曲，这首歌已经成为人质回家的祈祷和希望，并填写积极和消极影响表。结果：与非GHS参与者相比，GHS参与者报告了较低的心理和社会幸福感以及较低的积极影响。结论：目前的研究结果表明，幸存者所经历的大屠杀创伤可能会转移到他们的孙辈身上，特别是当孙辈面临威胁生命的情况时，这些情况会使他们想起祖父母的大屠杀创伤，并可能激活这种创伤。因此，需要作出适当的卫生政策决定，在感知和实际的集体威胁生命事件期间为大屠杀幸存者的孙辈提供更好的心理支持。（PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA，版权所有）。

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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Multiple-

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11.20

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427

期刊介绍： Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy publishes empirical research on the psychological effects of trauma. The journal is intended to be a forum for an interdisciplinary discussion on trauma, blending science, theory, practice, and policy. The journal publishes empirical research on a wide range of trauma-related topics, including: -Psychological treatments and effects -Promotion of education about effects of and treatment for trauma -Assessment and diagnosis of trauma -Pathophysiology of trauma reactions -Health services (delivery of services to trauma populations) -Epidemiological studies and risk factor studies -Neuroimaging studies -Trauma and cultural competence