Resilience after natural disasters: the process of harnessing resources in communities differentially exposed to a flood.

ABSTRACT: Background: Disasters negatively impact mental health and well-being. Studying how people adapt and recover after adversity is crucial for disaster preparedness and response. Objective: This study examined how differentially affected communities harness their resources to adapt to the aftermath of a flood. We predicted that stronger individual, interpersonal, and community resources protect against psychosocial resource loss and, through that, are related to fewer symptoms of posttraumatic stress and depression and higher life satisfaction. We also predicted that these effects would be stronger in a flooded community, compared to a threatened, but non-flooded community. Method: Participants were randomly sampled community members from two neighbouring municipalities. O

SUBMITTER: Bakic H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8725694 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature