@article{article_717744, title={A Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Physical Health Study among Assyrian-Syrian Refugees in Istanbul: Cultivating Resilience in the Midst of Hardship}, journal={Middle East Journal of Refugee Studies}, volume={2}, pages={227–255}, year={2017}, DOI={10.12738/mejrs.2017.2.2.0103}, url={https://izlik.org/JA64SM63CL}, author={Çetrez, Önver A. and Demarinis, Valerie}, keywords={Süryani-Suriyeli mülteciler, Beden sağlığı, Psikolojik sağlık, Dinî başa çıkma, Travma, İstanbul, Toplum çalışması}, abstract={This study aimed at describing the general health situation among Assyrian-Syrian refugees n = 171, 70.2% males, mean age 31.08 in Istanbul, during two separate time periods. Measures included The Patient Health Questionnaire PHQ , The Brief R-COPE, The General Self-Efficacy Scale GSE , The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale CD-RISC , The Primary Care Post Traumatic Disorder Scale PC-PTSD , together with a number of additional health items. The results showed that among the 52.4% of those who were found to have experienced some kind of trauma, 23.4% met the criteria for PTSD. Ratings of one’s own physical health p < .001 , one’s own psychological health p < .05 , and PHQ were statistically significant with PTSD. Females rated their own physical health p < .01 and own psychological health p < .01 worse than men. A paired-samples t-Test showed a significant increase from Time 1 to Time 2 for Positive R-COPE p < .08 , a decrease for Negative R-COPE p < .05 , and an increase for the GSE p < .05 . A paired-samples t-Test showed a significant gender difference for the PHQ p < .01 and GSE p < .01 . A mediation model, using a Sobel Test, showed that positive religious coping strategies reduced symptoms in male participants by improving their evaluations toward their own psychological well-being p < .001 .}, number={2}