The civil war in Syria began in 2011 and escalated over years resulting in one of the largest humanitarian crises since the Second World War. Injury, loss, poverty, and immigration trapped the Syrian population in a diversity of psychological disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Spirituality has, on the other hand, been consistently reported as a resilient factor against developing mental disorders. Hence, spirituality or religiosity have been incorporated in clinical and psychotherapeutic practice for several mental disorders. We explored the association between spirituality and the development of PTSD symptoms among Syrian refugee adolescents in Jordanian schools. A sample of 418 Syrian adolescent students (age range between 12–16 years) from Jordanian schools in the northern part of the country were enrolled in the study after informing on study context and objectives. The study questionnaire included sample demographics, smoking status, PTSD checklist – Civilian Version (PCL-C), two spirituality-targeting questions, and trauma and loss history. `Almost half of participants (N = 196) showed moderate PTSD symptoms while around 30% (N = 124) had a severe level of PTSD symptoms. On the other hand, 3 out of four students perceived themselves as highly spiritual. The study resulted in a positive correlation between belief in God and God’s thankfulness. Furthermore, increased spirituality level did not appear to lower the risk of developing PTSD symptoms. Spiritual self-perception of Syrian refugee adolescents showed neither protective nor aggravating effect of on the occurrence of post-traumatic stress symptoms. Additional research and more accurate tools are needed to assess the potential impact of spiritual/religious values towards PTSD symptoms among adolescents.

叙利亚内战始于 2011 年，多年来不断升级，导致了二战以来最严重的人道主义危机之一。伤害、损失、贫困和移民使叙利亚人民陷入各种心理障碍，包括创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）。另一方面，灵性一直被认为是对抗精神障碍的弹性因素。因此，灵性或宗教信仰已被纳入多种精神障碍的临床和心理治疗实践中。我们探讨了约旦学校的叙利亚难民青少年的灵性与创伤后应激障碍症状的发展之间的关系。来自该国北部约旦学校的 418 名叙利亚青少年学生（年龄在 12 至 16 岁之间）在了解研究背景和目标后被纳入了这项研究。研究问卷包括样本人口统计数据、吸烟状况、创伤后应激障碍检查表 - 平民版 (PCL-C)、两个灵性目标问题以及创伤和损失历史。几乎一半的参与者 (N = 196) 表现出中度 PTSD 症状，而大约 30% (N = 124) 则表现出严重的 PTSD 症状。另一方面，四分之三的学生认为自己精神高度发达。研究结果表明，对上帝的信仰与对上帝的感恩之间存在正相关关系。此外，灵性水平的提高似乎并没有降低出现创伤后应激障碍症状的风险。叙利亚难民青少年的精神自我认知对创伤后应激症状的发生既没有显示出保护作用，也没有显示出加重作用。需要更多的研究和更准确的工具来评估精神/宗教价值观对青少年创伤后应激障碍症状的潜在影响。