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Table 4 Percentage of participants reporting each trauma related feelings and behaviors (n = 501).

From: Mental health and resiliency following 44 months of terrorism: a survey of an Israeli national representative sample

 

Endorsements, n (%)

Items

April 2004 study, n = 501

May 2002 study, n = 512

Depression

147 (29.5)

299 (58.6)

Tension and anxiety

145 (29.0)

N/A

Optimism about personal future

409 (82.0)

421 (82.2)

Optimism about the future of Israel

279 (56.5)

337 (66.2)

Low sense of personal safety

235 (47.0)

307 (60.4)

Low sense of safety of friends and relatives

270 (54.1)

345 (67.9)

Self-efficacy in terror attack

308 (76.6)

322 (74.6)

Sense of social support

390 (78.2)

N/A

Need mental health treatment*

48 (9.7)

27 (5.3%)

  1. N/A, not applicable.
  2. All items were endorsed at 'agree' (third choice of 5) or higher, except for those marked with *; percentages on these items reflect a positive answer to yes/no questions.