أعراض اضطراب الشدة ما بعد الصدمة (PTSD)‎ و علاقتها بالاتزان الانفعالي لدى اللاجئين السوريين في مدينة أربيل

الملخص EN

The reason of this research is the psychological status of the Syrian refugees in Erbil camps as the result of the shocking events taking place in Syria and what they have been through, and the effect of those events on the levels of PTSD and emotional stability.

The importance of this research lies in studying the psychological effects of the current situation in Syria on Syrian people who went to Kurdistan region and stayed in Erbil camps, and also the study of the relation between the two variables in research sample.

This research aims in identifying the following: The level of PTSD in Syrian refugees in Erbil.

The level of emotional stability in Syrian refugees in Erbil.

Significant differences in PTSD according to (Sex, Age and level of education) in Syrian refugees in Erbil.

Significant differences in emotional stability according to (Sex, Age and level of education) in Syrian refugees in Erbil.The correlation between PTSD and emotional stability in Syrian refugees in Erbil.

The correlation between some shocking events and PTSD in Syrian refugees in Erbil.

This research is limited to the Syrian refugees in Refugee Camps in Erbil, in time duration between (5/2013 – 5/2014).

The researcher used the following scales: Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (PTSD).

Emotional stability scale which constructed by the researcher based on the previous studies and literature and also on an exploratory study conducted by the researcher herself.

After extracting validity and reliability for both scales, they have been applied on a sample of (617) refugees.

The data have been collected and statistically processed by using (SPSS).

The research reached the following outcome: The level of PTSD in the sample is (33, 2%).

The level of emotional stability is (69, 20%).

There are no significant differences between male and females in PTSD, but there are significant differences according to age and educational levels.

There are no significant differences between male and females in emotional stability, but there are significant differences according to age and educational levels.

There is an Inverse relation between PTSD and emotional stability.

There is a strong relation between shocking events and PTSD in various degrees in the individuals of the sample.

In the light of what have been brought about by the study, researcher proposed some recommendations and suggestions.