The Negative Influence of War on Personality: An Analytical Study

Abstract

The research aimed to reveal the negative influence of war on the personality in general and the child’s personality in particular. The meta-analysis approach was followed, through a sample of 55 studies on war. The research is divided into four sections; the first: the research problem and its importance, the second: review of literature, the third: research methodology and procedures and the fourth: research results and discussions. The main results are that: there are some points of similarity shown by the studied research in the negative influence of war between adult personalities and children’s personalities and the most dangerous of these influences are neurological and mental diseases.