Exposure to war trauma has severe impacts on mental health, particularly for health professionals. There has been little research on the interrelation of personality traits with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in Palestinian physicians and medical students during armed conflict periods. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of probable PTSD in physicians and clinical medical students in the West Bank and East Jerusalem and to examine its association with individual personality traits. A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2024 to February 2025 involving 377 Palestinian clinical medical students and physicians from the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Participants were aged 20–56 years (mean 25 ± 4.8), with 58.1% (219) of the sample being females. The prevalence of probable PTSD was 19.9%. Neuroticism was the personality trait most strongly associated with higher PTSD symptoms. Exposure to more war-related stressors was associated with higher levels of PTSD symptoms. These findings suggest a substantial burden of PTSD among Palestinian healthcare trainees and physicians during conflict and indicate that cumulative exposure to stressors may be linked to increased vulnerability. The findings also point to a potential role for individual personality traits, particularly neuroticism, in relation to trauma-related symptoms. Interventions aimed at strengthening resilience and adaptive coping strategies may help mitigate the mental health impact in this population

العنوان

Scientific Reports

الناشر

An-Najah National University

بلد الناشر

الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية

نوع المنشور

إلكتروني فقط

المجلد

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السنة

2026

الصفحات

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