Citation

Ikizer G, Karanci AN, Doğulu C. J. Loss Trauma 2016; 21(5): 384-398.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15325024.2015.1108794

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study aimed to explore factors associated with psychological resilience in a sample of 360 survivors of the two earthquakes in Van, Turkey in 2011. Using a survey with measures on various pre-, within-, and post-disaster variables, it has been shown that psychological resilience was influenced by multiple factors, providing empirical evidence for a multifactorial understanding of resilience. Furthermore, the study extended the traditional ways of resilience assessment by including stress-coping ability and severity of trauma-related symptoms as indicators of psychological resilience simultaneously.

FINDINGS were discussed considering the implications for research and interventions in the aftermath of natural disasters.

Language: en