ANXIETY IN THE NARRATIVES OF THE DISPLACED BY THE WAR POPULATION

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Nana Sumbadze
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Beth Mitchenek
Arizona State University
Joanna Regulska
Rutgers University
Ani Kitiashvili
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Ekaterine Pirtskalava
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Tamar Makharadze
Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
Maia Maisuradze
Institute for Policy Studies

Abstract

1908 August war was short but claimed many lives. Thousands have been displaced due to combat and bombing. Separation from the native places had a long lasting and severe effect on the well-being of popula- tion. Qualitative study was carried out to describe and measure the emotional reaction to war and displacement.  Analysis of 5 minutes length narratives of the displaced population registered after 10 and 15 months from  displacement by Gottshalk-Gleser method revealed high level of six types of anxiety measured by scales. The  comparison of anxiety scores over time points at the persistence of negative emotional state induced by the war  and at the importance of displacement, reflected both in number of references to displacement and separation  anxiety scale scores.

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Keywords:
war, anxiety, separation anxiety, place attachment, well-being
Published: Jul 19, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52340/gpj.2022.07.15

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Sumbadze , N. ., Mitchenek , B. ., Regulska , J. ., Kitiashvili, A. ., Pirtskalava, E. ., Makharadze , T. ., & Maisuradze , M. . (2022). ANXIETY IN THE NARRATIVES OF THE DISPLACED BY THE WAR POPULATION . Georgian Psychological Journal, 1. https://doi.org/10.52340/gpj.2022.07.15
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