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Helena Bakic1, Dean Ajdukovic1
1Department of Psychology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.
European Journal of Psychotraumatology
|June 14, 2019
Summary
Disaster recovery is linked to resource changes. Gaining resources improves well-being and reduces stress, while losing resources worsens psychological outcomes. Interventions should focus on resource enhancement.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Disaster Management
Background:
- Conservation of Resources (COR) theory posits stress arises from resource loss or lack of gain.
- Disasters pose significant threats to individual and community resources.
- Understanding resource dynamics post-disaster is crucial for psychosocial recovery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the dynamic relationship between changes in various resources and psychosocial functioning after a natural disaster.
- To examine how changes in individual, interpersonal, and community resources impact mental health and well-being.
Main Methods:
- Latent Difference Scores modeling applied to longitudinal data from 224 flood-affected community members.
- Data collected 1.5 and 2.5 years post-disaster using validated scales for resilience, social support, community resources, PTSD, depression, and life satisfaction.
Main Results:
- Increased resources correlated with decreased post-traumatic stress (PTS) and depression, and increased life satisfaction.
- Interpersonal resources impacted all psychosocial outcomes; individual resources affected PTS and life satisfaction; community resources influenced life satisfaction.
- Significant individual variability in resource change was observed, with resources changing independently.
Conclusions:
- Resource gain and loss are critical determinants of psychosocial outcomes following disasters.
- Post-disaster interventions should aim to increase resources within affected communities to mitigate symptoms and enhance well-being.
Keywords:
Conservation of resourcescommunity resourcesdisasterslatent difference scores• The increase in individual, interpersonal and community resources was related to better psychosocial functioning post-disaster.• On average, there was no change in mean level of resources over a one year period.• Stepwise model of post-disaster psychosocial support focusing on family and community level interventions could be beneficial for long-term psychosocial recovery.
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