The psychological impacts of indirect exposure to ongoing terrorist attacks on a group of Turkish university students: A qualitative analysis
Tez Türü: Yüksek Lisans
Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Klinik Psikoloji, Türkiye
Tez Danışmanı: Ayşe Nuray Karancı
Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2017
Tezin Dili: Türkçe
Desteklendiği Program: Diğer
Özet:
The purpose of the current study was to explore the psychological impacts of
indirect victimization to ongoing terrorist attacks on college students. For this
purpose, qualitative research methodology was adopted. 10 undergraduate students
who were living in Ankara, Turkey were recruited as participants. They were
vicariously exposed to ongoing terrorist attacks through various media resources.
Semi-structured interviews were conducted and these data were analyzed using
interpretative phenomenological analysis. The results of this analysis revealed four
superordinate themes. These themes were: evaluations about terrorism and Turkey,
the characteristics of events, psychological impacts and coping. The results displayed that the ongoing attacks seemed to have become a significant traumatic
experience for the youth in this study, which affected various aspects of their lives.
Though most of the psychological impacts were more short-lived, there were still
many positive and negative impacts that were still enduring. Further, it was found
that participants used various coping strategies, both in the short- and long-term to
deal with the situation. These results were in accordance with the current literature
and pointed out to extensive psychological impacts of ongoing terrorism that spread
out to the indirect population; and thus reflect the need for a well-organized disaster
preparedness system.