What Predicts Psychological Resilience after Disaster? The Role of Demographics, Resources, and Life Stress

Autor/inn/en	Bonanno, George A.; Galea, Sandro; Bucciarelli, Angela; Vlahov, David
Titel	What Predicts Psychological Resilience after Disaster? The Role of Demographics, Resources, and Life Stress
Quelle	In: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75 (2007) 5, S.671-682 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-006X
Schlagwörter	Depression (Psychology); Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Personality Traits; Adults; Telephone Surveys; Sociocultural Patterns; Terrorism; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Substance Abuse; Multivariate Analysis; Incidence; Age; Race; Sex; Income; Social Support Groups; Diseases; Intervention; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Telephone interview; Telefoninterview; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Terrorismus; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Multivariate Analyse; Vorkommen; Alter; Lebensalter; Rasse; Abstammung; Geschlecht; Geschlechtsverkehr; Einkommen; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Disease; Krankheit
Abstract	A growing body of evidence suggests that most adults exposed to potentially traumatic events are resilient. However, research on the factors that may promote or deter adult resilience has been limited. This study examined patterns of association between resilience and various sociocontextual factors. The authors used data from a random-digit-dial phone survey (N = 2,752) conducted in the New York City area after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack. Resilience was defined as having 1 or 0 posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and as being associated with low levels of depression and substance use. Multivariate analyses indicated that the prevalence of resilience was uniquely predicted by participant gender, age, race/ethnicity, education, level of trauma exposure, income change, social support, frequency of chronic disease, and recent and past life stressors. Implications for future research and intervention are discussed. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10