Understanding the psychological impact of oppression using the trauma symptoms of discrimination scale

M Williams, M Osman, C Hyon - Chronic Stress, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Oppression refers to systemic discrimination where the injustice targets or disproportionately
impacts specific groups of people. The Trauma Symptoms of Discrimination Scale (TSDS) is …

The influence of multiple oppressions on women of color's experiences with insidious trauma.

LB Watson, C DeBlaere, KJ Langrehr… - Journal of counseling …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
In this study, we examined the relations between multiple forms of oppressive experiences
(ie, racism, sexism, and sexual objectification) and trauma symptoms among Women of …

The relation between gendered racial microaggressions and traumatic stress among highly educated Black women

LB Watson, J Henderson - The Counseling Psychologist, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
This study examined the relations among gendered racial microaggressions, resilience,
individual and collective self-esteem, and traumatic stress among Black women. Personal …

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 …

A threatened identity: The mental health status of Syrian refugees in Egypt and its etiology

IA Kira, H Shuwiekh, K Rice, B Al Ibraheem, J Aljakoub - Identity, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study utilized the development-based trauma framework on identity traumas to study
the cumulative effects of trauma on the identities of Syrian refugees. Participants included …

Trauma Proliferation and Stress Generation (TPSG) dynamics and their implications for clinical science.

IA Kira, H Shuwiekh, J Kucharska, M Fawzi… - American Journal of …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
The current research and clinical focus on single traumas fails to assess numerous
important trauma dynamics including trauma proliferation. In this study, 2 trauma …

Coping with COVID-19 continuous complex stressors: The “will-to-exist-live, and survive” and perfectionistic striving.

IA Kira, HAM Shuwiekh, K Rice, JS Ashby… - Traumatology, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
COVID-19 challenges the known traditional coping skills of the individual. New innovative
concepts are evolving that may help fill some gaps in our knowledge of intrinsic human …