Resiliency Process and Political Socialization among Palestinian Children Exposed to Political Traumatic Experience: An Integrative Review

Background: Political conflicts and wars all over the world are global concerns which directly influence the lives of people including children. Over
one billion children worldwide inhabit countries or territories torn apart by
armed conflict, war, or terrorism. Purpose: The purpose of this review was to
identify the best evidence on the Resiliency Process and Political Socialization
among Palestinian Children Exposed to Political Traumatic Experience. Methods: An integrative review was used to assess the resiliency process and political socialization among Palestinian Children Exposed to Political Traumatic Experience. Data search was between 2009 and 2019 using ProQuest,
Nursing Journal Publications, EBSCO, Jordanian Database for Nursing Research, WHO online library, scholar Google scholar, science direct, and
PubMed. A total of 8 articles met the eligibility criteria. Results: The eight reviewed articles adopted descriptive analytic and cross-sectional studies. Themes
were: Impact of psychological trauma on children, Political socialization
process and Resiliency among children. Conclusion: Reviewed articles regarding children reaction to trauma and resiliency process showed that
children varied in their responses. The studies showed that children were
vulnerable to psychological harms and consequences of trauma that might
include PTSD and others behavioral problems. At the same time, the studies
confirmed that despite the harmful consequences they had positive adaptation and abilities to resist.