摘要：The aim of the present study was to determine the differences between fear of COVID-19 and fear of terror as well as the associations to coping strategies and resilience among the Israeli population living in conflict zones compared to the population living in the center, where exposure to security incidents is rare. Six hundred and fifteen Israeli adult (260 men and 356 women) were interviewed via internet during the time Israel was under mandatory first lockdown. Results indicated higher levels of fear due to terror among those who live in the conflict zones compared to those who live in the center of Israel. However, fear of COVID-19 was higher than fear of terrorism among both groups. In contradiction to our assumption, we found that those who are living in a conflict zone did not exhibit higher levels of resiliency and did not cope better when exposed to a new threat – even they may be more skilled at handling prolonged exposure to a threat such as terror. A regression analysis indicated that the best predictor of both fear of COVID-19 and terror is worry due to finance – beyond gender and geographic area.
