Impact of the January 25 Egyptian Revolution on different psychological domains in Assiut University students

Background Arab country revolutions reflect long-term governorate’s authority for many years effect on the people. Dissatisfactory feelings about political and economic systems were the main firing of Januray 25 Egyptian Revolution. This dissatisfaction precipitated many psychological symptoms among Egyptian youth, which was expressed as anger. Aim The aim of this study was to identify the impact of January 25 Egyptian Revolution on the behavior and different psychological domains in Assiut University students immediately and 2 years after the revolution. Participants and methods Phase 1 (immediately after the revolution) study was carried out from 1 March 2011 to 30 April 2011 on 3193 students from Assiut University (36.8% males and 63.2% females; 33.8% students from practical vs. 66.2% from academic faculties). Phase 2 (2 years after the revolution) study was carried out from 1 March 2013 to 30 April 2013 on 2914 students from Assiut University (38.9% males vs. 61.1% females; 42.8% students from practical vs. 57.2% from academic faculties). The social, economic, and political parameters were evaluated through standardized questionnaire prepared specifically for this study. The psychological parameters were evaluated using Symptom Checklist-90-R and Scale of Personal Experiences Associated with Emotion of Anger. Results Increased prevalence of all psychiatric symptomatology was recorded among university students immediately after the revolution, particularly par...
Source: Middle East Current Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Original articles Source Type: research