Characteristics | Philippine work immigrants (G1) (N = 147) | Local workers (G2) (N = 126) | ||
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Family status |
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Married Unmarried | 56 91 | 38 62 | 75 40 | 60 51 |
Children |
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Have children here Have children abroad Don’t have children | 34 82 31 | 23 56 21 | 117 6 3 | 93 5 2 |
Education |
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Elementary school High school College Higher education | 74 66 7 - | 50 49 1 - | 6 93 20 7 | 5 73 16 6 |
Personal exposure to Military operations |
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Yes No | 84 63 | 56 44 | 126 - | 100 - |
| M | SD | M | SD |
Age (in years) | 38.6 | 5.17 | 49.12 | 4.78 |
Duration in Israel |
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(in years) (7 women) Born in Israel (No.) Professional experience (in years) Social support Sense of mastery Self-esteem | 1.3 - 13.7 4.7 4.0 3.88 | 3.9 - 3.0 0.86 1.14 0.92 | 24.32 - 6.04 1.33 1.0 4.12 | 6.11 - 5.5 3.27 3.02 0.67 |
Post-traumatic symptoms Death anxiety | 2.02 3.96 | 0.39 0.33 | 1.74 2.88 | 0.91 0.60 |
Coping strategies |
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Problem-focused Emotion-focused Avoidance | 2.00 3.14 2.92 | 0.50 0.16 0.24 | 2.82 1.77 0.90 | 0.10 0.63 0.47 |