- The Effects of Life Changes on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Disasters
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Hye Sun Lim, Kyungok Sim
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STRESS. 2018;26(4):319-326. Published online December 31, 2018
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17547/kjsr.2018.26.4.319
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Background:
This study investigated whether pre- and peri-disaster experiences influence on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and whether post-disaster stress by life changes have impact on PTSD after controlling pre- and peri-disaster factors.
Methods:
Data came from a sample of 1,182 respondents who experienced natural disasters (flood and typhoon) in South Korea from 2012 to 2015. The SPSS Win 22.0 program was used for descriptive analysis, t-test, Chi-square test, Pearson’s correlation and logistic regression analysis.
Results:
The results indicated that 24.3% of the disaster victims were in PTSD risk group. Compared with non-PTSD, PTSD risk group showed lower interpersonal trust and satisfaction, higher depression and anxiety, and lower subjective well-being. The results of hierarchical logistc regression revealed that all pre-, peri-, and post-disaster factors increased the probability of developing PTSD, except for relocation of residence. Moreover, a primary post-disaster predictor of PTSD was economic distress after controlling for pre- and peri-disaster.
Conclusions:
This study tested relative contributions of post-disaster factors on PTSD.
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