Exposure, Loss, and Support Predicting the Dimensions of Posttsunami Trauma

Autor: Priya Alat, Sitanshu Sekhar Das, Damodar Suar, Rajeev Kumar
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Loss and Trauma. 22:427-439
ISSN: 1532-5032
1532-5024
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2017.1310499
Popis: This study examined whether exposure, resource loss, and social support predicted the posttsunami trauma of PTSD, depression, negative affect, and physical health problems of the 2004 tsunami survivors. Four hundred sixteen survivors were interviewed in Tamil Nadu (India) 14 months posttsunami. Loss of life followed by loss of property and disaster exposure positively predicted the dimensions of trauma. Survivors having lower social status and income received less material and informational support than their equally affected counterparts, which furthered stress and distress. The survivors’ trauma can be arrested, minimizing the exposure and tangible resource loss, and improving the delivery of social support.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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