Title:
The Relationship between semantic valence and psychological morbidity in a population of Kuwaiti civilians subsequent to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Author:
Anthony N. DiFabio
Thesis Advisor:
George S. Everly
Committee Member:
Jeffrey M. Lating
Committee Member:
David Powers
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
2002
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
reformatted digital
Abstract:
The Iraqi occupation of Kuwait began on August 2, 1990 with the sudden and hostile invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi soldiers, and lasted until a cease-fire was called in February 1991. During the seven-month period of armed occupation that occurred between these two events, the Kuwaiti population was exposed to numerous traumatic experiences. Although the current study obtained information on the long-term psychological effects of Iraqi aggression on Kuwaiti citizens, its primary purpose was to investigate the relationship between an individual's "view of the self or "view of the world" and their psychological functioning. The data were collected 4.5 years after the liberation of Kuwait from a sample of 120 students enrolled at the University of Kuwait. Psychometric assessment using the Impact of Events Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Hopkins Symptom Checklist indicate a 37.5%, 70.8%, and 12.5% prevalence rate of PTSD symptoms, trait anxiety, and psychological distress, respectively. A descriptive analysis of responses on the Traumatic Experience Analysis Form indicated that 4.5 years after the liberation of Kuwait, 55.8% of the sample reported a negative view of themselves and 72.5% had a negative view of the world. The results of the current study do not support a relationship between self- view and world-view and psychological morbidity.
Subject:
Iraq-Kuwait Crisis (1990-1991)
Subject:
Iraq-Kuwait Crisis 1990-1991
Subject:
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Degree:
Doctor of Psychology
Level:
Doctoral
Discipline:
Psychology
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Identifier:
DiFabioAN-02
