Earthquake exposure, cognitive integration, and psychiatric symptoms in bereavement: A moderated mediation with fulfilling daily activities.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Bereaved individuals experiencing losses tend to experience better psychological well-being if they experience higher levels of cognitive integration. This study aims to investigate the everyday life context where this process could take place, given that bereaved individuals also experience disruptions to fulfilling daily activities.

Methods

Among a nationally representative sample of 1588 bereaved Turkish people 7 months after the 2023 Turkey-Syria Earthquake (September-October 2023), we conducted moderated mediation analyses to investigate whether (1) cognitive integration mediated the links between the levels of earthquake exposure and psychiatric (grief, PTSD, anxiety, depressive) symptoms, and (2) disruptions to fulfilling daily activities moderated the me

SUBMITTER: Tao TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12506951 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature