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Citation |
Ceyhan E, Ceyhan AA. Disasters 2007; 31(4): 516-529. |
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Division of Psychological Counselling and Guidance, Faculty of Education, Anadolu University, Eskisehir, Turkey. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2007, John Wiley and Sons) |
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18028168 |
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Abstract |
This study investigates the quality of life (QOL) and academic achievement of earthquake survivors six years after the earthquakes in Marmara, Turkey. Data were collected from 407 Turkish university students. Of these, 201 were earthquake survivors and 206 had not been exposed to an earthquake. The Turkish adaptation of the brief version of the World Health Organisation's QOL instrument (WHOQOL-BREF, TR) was used to measure QOL. The results reveal that the earthquake survivors' psychological and environmental domains of QOL and academic achievement were significantly lower than those of individuals not exposed to an earthquake. The results also highlight the risk factors that affect the QOL of the earthquake survivors significantly. These are their gender, their age at the time of earthquake and the continued existence of financial difficulties linked to the earthquakes. Language: en |