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The Effect of Community Resilience on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) in Disaster Victims

  • Crisisonomy
  • Abbr : KRCEM
  • 2020, 16(4), pp.73-90
  • DOI : 10.14251/crisisonomy.2020.16.4.73
  • Publisher : Crisis and Emergency Management: Theory and Praxis
  • Research Area : Social Science > Public Policy > Public Policy in general
  • Received : March 7, 2020
  • Accepted : April 17, 2020
  • Published : April 30, 2020

KIMYIRE 1 Seol Mi Oh 1

1부산대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to find out ways to improve mental health of disaster victims who suffer physical as well as mental damage from disasters. In other words, this study aimed to contribute to reducing emotional damages to disaster victims by verifying whether community resilience, as an emerging topic in disaster management, could mitigate PTSD symptoms of disaster victims. For this purpose, the data of the 3rd Disaster Victims Panel survey conducted by the National Disaster Management Research Institute in Korea were analyzed for 2,311 victims of natural and social disasters occurred in Korea from 2012 to 2017. Frequency and descriptive statistics analysis were conducted to identify the demographic characteristics of the victims as well as the major variables. In addition, a multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify the effect of community resilience on PTSD symptoms of disaster victims, with controlling the variables that could have an impact on the dependent variables. Based on the findings, the study proposed a disaster management plan at the community level using community resilience.

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