Acute Stress Disorders Among Jordanian Adolescents After Watching Gaza News Footage on Social Media

Figures & data

Figure 1 Explanatory Mixed Methods Design.

Figure 2 Flowchart of Data Collection.

Table 1 Total Scores of the Perceived Stress Scale (PPS) (N = 180)

Stress level	Frequency (%)
Low-stress level	20 (11%)
Moderate stress level	34 (18.9%)
High-stress level	126 (70%)
Total stress (PPS) Mean/SD	3.78, 1.24

Table 2 The Influence of Students’ Characteristics on Acute Stress Level

Variable	Category	Low Stress n=20	Moderate Stress n=34	High Perceived Stress n=126	X	p
		N (%)	N (%)	N (%)
Gender	Male	15 (75)	22 (65)	57 (45)	8.7458	0.0126
	Female	5 (25)	12 (35)	69 (55)
Grade Level	10^th	7 (35)	10 (29.5)	43 (34)	0.5145	0.972
	11^th	7 (35)	11 (32.5)	40 (32)
	12^th	6 (30)	13 (38)	43 (34)
Time spent watching Gaza news	< 4hr (25)	5 (25)	6 (17.5)	14 (11)	11.708	0.0196
	4–7hr (110)	13 (65)	25 (73.5)	72 (57)
	>7hr (45)	2 (10)	3 (9)	40 (32)
Social Support	Yes (80)	13 (65)	21 (62)	46 (36.5)	10.7677	0.004
	No (100)	7 (35)	13 (38)	80 (63.5)

Abbreviation: P, p-value.

Box 1 The Themes of Qualitative Studies

Extreme Emotional Responses Shock Sadness Hopelessness

Sources of Stressors Horrific scenes Social Support

Impact of Stress Physical Impact Psychological Impact

Data Sharing Statement

The data used in this research is available upon request from the corresponding author.