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Resiliency Levels among Iraqi refugees in Jordan and Its Relation to Some Demographic Variables

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  • Ashraf Alqudah

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Refugees face enormous levels of stress post migration. These levels of stress put the refugees at risk forpsychological and physical problems to add to their already existing burdens. Resiliency is known to reduce riskfor stressors and increase ability to deal with burdens refugees face. 86 Iraqi refugees in Jordan participated inthis study through 7 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) working with Iraqi refugees in Jordan.Participants filled out the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the Marlowe-Crowne SocialDesirability Scale – Short Form (MC-SDS-SF). Results showed moderate resiliency levels amongst Iraqirefugees in Jordan. No differences between refugees’ gender, age, and marital status were found. But differencesbetween educational levels were found, indicating significantly higher resiliency scores for participants of highereducational levels. Results also showed that spiritual influence was the highest contributor to the refugees’resiliency. Implications of these results are discussed.

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  • Ashraf Alqudah, 2013. "Resiliency Levels among Iraqi refugees in Jordan and Its Relation to Some Demographic Variables," International Journal of Psychological Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 5(4), pages 1-50, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ijpsjl:v:5:y:2013:i:4:p:50
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