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A brief online intervention using motivational interviewing (MI) and mindful compassion helped sustain helping behaviors 9-12 months after Hurricane Harvey. This approach offers a scalable model for disaster recovery support.

Keywords:

Post-disaster helping behavior accessible intervention burnout mindful compassion motivational interviewing post-traumatic stress

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Published on: July 10, 2017

Area of Science:

Disaster psychology
Intervention science
Community mental health

Background:

Helping behaviors often decline post-disaster despite ongoing community suffering.
Existing interventions (motivational interviewing, mindful compassion) are effective but limited by lab settings and long training.
Brief, scalable interventions are needed to support disaster-affected populations.

Purpose of the Study:

To pilot a brief, online, self-administered intervention combining motivational interviewing (MI) and mindful compassion.
To examine if the intervention could sustain helping behaviors in the year following Hurricane Harvey.
To explore moderators of compassion's effect on internalizing symptoms and if helping behaviors predict PTSD symptoms.

Main Methods:

A pilot study involving an online, self-administered intervention (MI and mindful compassion) 4-10 weeks post-Hurricane Harvey.
Comparison with an active control group over a 12-month follow-up period.
Analysis of moderators (compassion satisfaction, burnout) and predictors (helping behaviors) of mental health outcomes.

Main Results:

The intervention group demonstrated sustained helping behaviors compared to the control group at 9-12 months.
Compassion satisfaction and burnout moderated the link between compassion for others and post-traumatic stress/depressive symptoms.
Helping behaviors were examined in relation to post-traumatic stress symptoms.

Conclusions:

An efficiently distributed intervention can potentially sustain helping behaviors after natural disasters.
Findings offer insights into longitudinal risk and protective factors for helping volunteers.
This model may enhance post-disaster community resilience and support.