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dc.contributor.advisorExterne beoordelaar - External assesor,
dc.contributor.authorDijkerman, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-09T04:01:10Z
dc.date.available2022-09-09T04:01:10Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.urihttps://studenttheses.uu.nl/handle/20.500.12932/42704
dc.description.abstractCommemorations are used to remember and honor people who have died during war and can have a positive effect on people who have experienced war. However, research shows that watching a commemoration can also trigger emotions like anger or sadness. There might be a protective factor for these emotions triggered by commemoration, namely religion. In several studies religion is described as a protective factor for negative emotions. Not much is known about the protected factor religion after commemorating and the effect on emotions. That is why this descriptive research aims to investigate the difference in emotion in participants with PTS symptoms because of war, after watching the Dutch National Commemoration of the second world war (WWII), and in addition, whether or not being religious is a protective factor for this difference in emotions. It is also investigated what people focus on during a commemoration, and whether being religious or not makes a difference on this focus. In total 95 participants completed the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) and reported their emotions before and after watching the commemoration. 82 participants reported what they focused on during the commemoration. A hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to examine if PTS symptoms and religion were a predictor of the change in emotions, controlled for age. Five point biserial correlations were preformed to test whether there is a correlation between religion and what touched the participants the most while watching the commemoration. There is only a significant result found for the relationship between PTS symptoms and the difference in negative emotions after watching the commemoration. These findings show how important it is to understand the impact of a commemoration on the emotions of people who experienced war. Further research could be beneficial to get more knowledge on why people with war experience have more negative emotions when looking at a commemorations and if they can participate in the commemoration in a different way that has a less big impact.
dc.description.sponsorshipUtrecht University
dc.language.isoEN
dc.subjectUit onderzoek blijkt dat een herdenking emoties kan oproepen zoals woede of verdriet. In verschillende onderzoeken wordt religie beschreven als een beschermende factor voor negatieve emoties. Er is echter weinig bekend over religie en de effecten op emoties na herdenken. Daarom is dit beschrijvende onderzoek gericht op het onderzoeken van het verschil in emoties bij deelnemers met posttraumatische stress symptomen veroorzaakt door oorlog, na kijken naar de Nederlandse Herdenking van WWII.
dc.titleThe change in emotions after watching a commemoration in people with PTS symptoms, and the influence of religion
dc.type.contentMaster Thesis
dc.rights.accessrightsOpen Access
dc.subject.keywordsCommemoration; war; posttraumatic stress; grief; religion
dc.subject.courseuuClinical Psychology
dc.thesis.id10429


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