Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

The impact of the Syrian conflict on population well-being

  • Felix Cheung,
  • Amanda Kube,
  • Louis Tay,
  • Edward Diener,
  • Joshua J. Jackson,
  • Richard E. Lucas,
  • Michael Y. Ni,
  • Gabriel M. Leung

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17369-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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The current Syrian conflict is considered a major humanitarian crisis. Here, the authors show a decline in population well-being with the onset of the conflict, and show how this decline compares to other populations experiencing wars, civil unrest or natural disasters.