The effects of COVID-19 and collective identity trauma (intersectional discrimination) on social status and well-being.

IA Kira, HAM Shuwiekh, A Alhuwailah, JS Ashby… - Traumatology, 2021 - psycnet.apa.org
To understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately affecting minorities'
victims of discrimination, we examined its impact as traumatic stress, coupled with …

Taxonomy of stressors and traumas: An update of the development-based trauma framework (DBTF): A life-course perspective on stress and trauma.

IA Kira - Traumatology, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
COVID-19 challenged the current paradigms of traumatic stress. Although there are
diagnostic taxonomies of mental disorders such as Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of …

Trauma and identity: A reciprocal relationship?

SL Berman, MJ Montgomery, K Ratner - Journal of Adolescence, 2020 - Elsevier
Trauma can alter the course of identity development and destabilize existing identity
commitments. Trauma, whether past or current, can also impact the resources a person …

The differential mental health impact of COVID-19 in Arab countries

HAM Shuwiekh, IA Kira, MSF Sous, JS Ashby… - Current …, 2020 - Springer
COVID-19 pandemic's mental health impact on Arab countries is under-researched. The
goal of this investigation was to study the differential impact of COVID-19 on the mental …

The effects of COVID-19 traumatic stress on executive functions: The case of Syrian refugees in Turkey

IA Kira, EH Alpay, A Turkeli… - Journal of Loss and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 virus has a neuropsychiatric impact, including mild cognitive impairment.
Most severe traumas negatively impact executive functions. However, the impact of COVID …

[HTML][HTML] The development-based taxonomy of stressors and traumas: An initial empirical validation

I Kira - Psychology, 2021 - scirp.org
The development-based trauma framework (DBTF) proposed a comprehensive taxonomy of
stressors and traumas based on the salience of existence and identity development. The …

The direct and indirect impact of trauma types and cumulative stressors and traumas on executive functions

IA Kira, H Shuweikh, A Al-Huwailiah… - Applied …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The goal was to measure the effects of trauma types, cumulative trauma, posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD), existential annihilation anxiety (EAA), and posttraumatic growth …

Intersected discrimination through the lens of COVID-19: The case example of Christian minority in Iraq.

IA Kira, TH Al-Noor, YW Al-Bayaty… - American Journal of …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Compelling evidence proved that coronavirus disease (COVID-19) disproportionately affects
minorities. The goal of the present study was to explore the effects of intersected …

[HTML][HTML] Toward an integrative theory of self-identity and identity stressors and traumas and their mental health dynamics

I Kira - Psychology, 2019 - scirp.org
Self-identity is a flexible and linear/non-linear dynamic system that consists of various
identities and hierarchical sub-modules and operating processes and develops (grows or …

Transitioning fractured identities: A grounded theory of veterans' experiences of operational stress injuries.

L Smith-MacDonald, S Raffin-Bouchal, G Reay… - Traumatology, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Combat soldiers experience operational stress injuries (OSIs), exacerbating mental
illnesses, social difficulties, and spiritual or moral distress. Although research continues to …