Traumatic Experiences Resulting from Israeli Violations and their Relations with Behavioral Problems among Children of Al-Quds Governorate

Abstract

The current study aims to identify the most significant traumatic experiences resulting from Israeli violations and the most common behavioral problems among children of Al-Quds governorate in addition to determining the nature of differences in the total score and the components of the traumatic experiences list, and behavioral problems scale attributable to sex . The sample consisted of (621) male and female student whose age ranged between (6-17) years, and (28) teachers working in the target schools ..The study findings revealed  that (34.9%) of the subjects were exposed to traumatic experiences resulting from Israeli violations . Additionally,  (65.9%) of the subjects suffered from behavioral problem. There were statistically significant differences among children in the total score and the dimensions of behavioral problems scale in favor of females.

Key words: Traumatic experiences, Israeli violations, Behavioral problems.