مجلة أنسنة للبحوث و الدراسات
Volume 14, Numéro 2, Pages 312-330
2024-05-30

Psychological Trauma Among Adolescent Students: A Field Investigation On A Sample Of Students At Karma Boudjema High School In Ghardaia

Authors : Chikhaouia Zouira . Yagoub Mourad .

Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to examine the extent of psychological trauma experienced by adolescent students who have been affected by violent events in Ghardaia. To achieve this, an exploratory descriptive approach was employed, utilizing the list of traumatic events developed by Samia Arrar and the psychometrically validated Psychological Trauma Scale developed by Abdel Fattah Khawaja. The hypotheses were subjected to statistical analysis using the statistical package for social sciences. The sample comprised 40 enrolled adolescents selected purposively from Karma Boudjema High School in Ghardaia. The findings revealed a notable association between the destruction and vandalism of personal belongings of the adolescents and a higher prevalence of traumatic events, as well as an escalation in the levels of psychological trauma experienced. Furthermore, the analysis demonstrated no statistically significant variations in the mean level of psychological trauma when considering factors such as gender and age.

Keywords

Psychological trauma ; traumaticevent ; adolescent student ; violence.