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Conflict and well-being: a comparative study of health-related quality of life, stress, and insecurity of university students in the West Bank and Jordan.

Yara M AsiLynn UnruhXinliang Liu
Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2018)
Our counterintuitive results suggest that health and well-being outcomes are dependent on many factors in addition to conflict. For one, it may be that the better perceived health and well-being of the Palestinians is because they have developed a culture of resilience. Additionally, Jordanians are undergoing a period of instability due to internal struggles and surrounding conflicts.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • social support
  • health information
  • depressive symptoms
  • type diabetes
  • climate change
  • skeletal muscle
  • social media
  • glycemic control
  • weight loss