@booklet {RN129,
	title = {COVID-related concerns, the need for help, and perceived microaggression among young Ultra-Orthodox Jewish respondents in Israel},
	volume = {18},
	number = {12},
	year = {2021},
	type = {Electronic Article},
	abstract = {Minority groups are especially vulnerable to the negative psychological and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study focused on one prominent minority group in Israel: ultra-Orthodox Jews. It examined the rate of exposure to COVID-19, adherence to COVID-19 mitigation guidelines, difficulties with adherence to COVID-19 guidelines, COVID-related concerns, financial hardships, the need for help, and microaggression during the first wave of the pandemic (April{\textendash}May 2020). It then examined multivariate prediction of COVID-related concerns, the need for help, and microaggression. The sample comprised 252 respondents, with 67\% female and a mean age of 32.85 (SD = 10.63). Results showed that 78.8\% of the participants knew at least one person who had tested positive for COVID-19, and 31.4\% knew at least one person who had passed away from COVID-19. Only 59.7\% of the participants reported high adherence to social distancing guidelines. Perceived microaggression was predicted by the difficulties with adherence to COVID-19 guidelines, the level of stress associated with exposure to the media, and financial hardships. The study{\textquoteright}s implications point to the centrality of perceived microaggression and the necessity of adopting culturally sensitive approaches to engage minorities in public efforts to fight the spread of viruses.},
	keywords = {COVID-19 ultra-Orthodox Jews microaggression mitigation guidelines COVID-related concerns},
	isbn = {1660-4601},
	doi = {10.3390/ijerph18126445},
	author = {Weiden, Faiga and Levinsky, Michal and Schiff, Miriam and Becker, Nati and Pat-Horenczyk, Ruth and Benbenishty, Rami}
}
