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. 2024 Jan 17:12:1272909.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1272909. eCollection 2024.

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

Jennifer M First  1
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Post-traumatic stress and depression following disaster: examining the mediating role of disaster resilience

Jennifer M First. Front Public Health. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: PTSD; depression; disaster; mental health; resilience.

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The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Diagram of structural model. N=625, Model Fit statistics: x2 (1117) = 2484.079, p < 0.01, CFI=0:91, TLI = 0.90, RMSEA=0.05, SRMR=0.06. PTSD= Posttraumatic stress symptoms. Solid lines with arrows indicate statistically significant. *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001.
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