Comparative Stratification and Mobility

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South East European Social Survey Project - 2003-2004

SEESSP examines the south-east European countries' social, economic and political conditions. In addition, it also examines opinions of a cultural and ethnic nature, as well as a separate part for the experiences from the wars in the 1990s

War Experiences and War-related Distress in Bosnia and Herzegovina Eight Years after War

Cilj Utvrditi odnos između ratnog iskustva i tegoba izazvanih ratom u Bosni i Hercegovini. Postupci Istraživanje je provedeno krajem 2003. na reprezentativnom uzorku od 3313 sudionika. Usmeni intervju sadržavao je 15 čestica o tegobama uzrokovanim ratom i 24 čestice o ratnom iskustvu. Iz tih čestica razvili smo Ljestvicu tegoba uzrokovanih ratom (War-Related Distress Scale), Ljestvicu izravnog ratnog iskustva (Direct War Experiences Scale), i Ljestvicu neizravnog ratnog iskustva (Indirect War Experiences Scale). Rabili smo regresijsku analizu kako bismo ispitali odnos između tegoba uzrokovanih ratom i varijabli vezanih uz ratno iskustvo, pritom kontrolirajući niz drugih varijabli. Rezultati Gotovo polovina sudionika nije prijavila niti jedan simptom tegoba povezanih s ratom, dok je oko 13% sudionika prijavilo 7 ili više simptoma. Izravno ratno iskustvo imalo je značajan utjecaj na tegobe izazvane ratom čak i osam godna nakon rata, dok neizravno ratno iskustvo nije imalo značajan utjecaj na tegobe izazvane ratom. Bračno stanje je ublažavalo tegobe uzrokovane ratom, dok ih je veličina kućanstva pogoršavala. Zaključak Izravno iskustvo ima dugotrajni traumatični utjecaj na znatan broj stanovnika Bosne i Hercegovine.Aim To examine the relationship between war experiences and war-related distress in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Methods The survey was performed in the late 2003 on a representative sample of 3313 respondents. The face-to-face interviews included 15 items on war-related distress and 24 items on war experiences. From these items we developed the War-related Distress Scale, the Direct War Experiences Scale, and the Indirect War Experiences Scale. Regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between war-related distress symptoms and war experiences variables, controlling for a range of other variables. Results Almost half of the respondents did not report any war-related distress symptoms, while about 13% reported 7 or more symptoms. Direct war experiences had a significant effect on war-related distress even eight years after the war, while indirect war experiences showed no significant effect on war-related distress. We found that marital status weakly decreased war-related distress, while household size increased it. Conclusion Direct war experiences seem to have a long-lasting traumatic effect on a substantial number of residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Microfoundations of Civil Conflict Reconciliation: Ethnicity and Context.

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