TY - JOUR
T1 - Advocating multi-disciplinarity in studying complex emergencies
T2 - The limitations of a psychological approach to understanding how young people cope with prolonged conflict in gaza
AU - Lewando Hundt, Gillian
AU - Chatty, Dawn
AU - Thabet, Abdel Aziz
AU - Abuateya, Hala
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1017/S0021932004006649
DO - 10.1017/S0021932004006649
M3 - Article
C2 - 15293384
AN - SCOPUS:3142738852
SN - 0021-9320
VL - 36
SP - 417
EP - 431
JO - Journal of Biosocial Science
JF - Journal of Biosocial Science
IS - 4
ER -