The present study was conducted following a recent military clash between the Israeli Defense Forces and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror organization in Gaza Strip (17–18 November). A random internet sample of 508 residents of the southern area (Gaza Envelope) was employed to determine the impact of this extreme experience on their community and national resilience. The findings were compared with a previous study that was conducted among a national sample. Results indicated that the average community resilience of the southern participants was significantly higher compared to the national sample, while the national resilience of the present sample was significantly lower compared with the national sample. Unexpectedly, feelings of danger were found to be associated with higher community resilience. Psychological variables predicted both community and national resilience better than the demographic variables of the participants.

本研究是在以色列国防军与加沙地带的巴勒斯坦伊斯兰圣战恐怖组织最近发生军事冲突（11月17日至18日）之后进行的。我们从南部地区（加沙信封）的508名居民中随机抽取互联网样本，以确定这种极端体验对他们的社区和国家抗灾力的影响。将这些发现与先前在全国样本中进行的研究进行了比较。结果表明，与国家样本相比，南部参与者的平均社区复原力明显更高，而与国家样本相比，本样本的国家复原力明显更低。出乎意料的是，发现危险感与更高的社区应变能力有关。