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Post-traumatic stress and depression following disaster: examining the mediating role of disaster resilience.

Jennifer M First
Published in: Frontiers in public health (2024)
The current study used structural equation modeling to examine the role of disaster resilience as a mediator between disaster exposure and post-traumatic stress and depressive symptoms among a sample of 625 U.S. adults who experienced a disaster event. Results found that disaster resilience mediated the relationship between disaster exposure as a predictor and depression and post-traumatic stress as dependent variables. These findings have important implications for understanding the mechanisms by which disaster resilience supports post-disaster mental health and can inform future disaster mental health interventions and practice models.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • depressive symptoms
  • social support
  • climate change
  • sleep quality