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Weighing the Costs of Disaster: Consequences, Risks, and Resilience in Individuals, Families, and Communities

Bonanno, George A., Brewin, Chris R., Kaniasty, Krzysztof, Greca, Annette M. La·2010·Psychological Science in the Public Interest
DOI 10.1177/1529100610387086
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Disasters typically strike quickly and cause great harm. Unfortunately, because of the spontaneous and chaotic nature of disasters, the psychological consequences have proved exceedingly difficult to assess. Published reports have often overestimated a disaster's psychological cost to survivors, suggesting, for example, that many if not most survivors will develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); at the same time, these reports have underestimated the scope of the disaster's broader impact in other domains. We argue that such ambiguities can be attributed to methodological limitations. When we focus on only the most scientifically sound research--studies that use prospective designs or include multivariate analyses of predictor and outcome measures--relatively clear conclusions about the psychological parameters of disasters emerge. We summarize the major aspects of these conclusions in five key points and close with a brief review of possible implications these points suggest for disaster intervention. 1. Disasters cause serious psychological harm in a minority of exposed individuals. People exposed to disaster show myriad psychological problems, including PTSD, grief, depression, anxiety, stress-related health costs, substance abuse, and suicidal ideation. However, severe levels of these problems are typically observed only in a relatively small minority of exposed individuals. In adults, the proportion rarely exceeds 30% of most samples, and in the vast majority of me…

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  • Behavioral activation activities facilitate the ability to bounce back from negative experiences, reduce the psychological burden imposed by prolonged distress, and free-up cognitive resources to contend with everyday stressors and adjust to fluctuating situational demands.

    “They facilitate the ability to bounce back from negative experiences (Fredrickson, Tugade, Waugh, & Larkin, 2003), reduce the psychological burden imposed by prolonged distress, and free-up cognitive resources to contend with everyday stressors and adjust to fluctuating situational demands (Bonanno, Brewin, Kaniasty, & La Greca, 2010).”

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Authors
Bonanno, G. A., Brewin, C. R., Kaniasty, K., & Greca, A. M. L.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University (US)
  • University College London (GB)
  • University of Opole (PL)
  • University of Miami (US)
Corresponding author
Bonanno, George A.
ORCID
Venue
Psychological Science in the Public Interest
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2010-01
Volume
11
Issue
1
Pages
1-49
ISSN
  • 1539-6053 (ISSN-L)
  • 1529-1006
DOI
10.1177/1529100610387086
OpenAlex
W2104310414
Cited by
1,289
References
50
Citations by year
2026: 111 · 2025: 119 · 2024: 102 · 2023: 99 · 2022: 103 · 2021: 136 · 2020: 104 · 2019: 65 · 2018: 51 · 2017: 66 · 2016: 61 · 2015: 81 · 2014: 71 · 2013: 51 · 2012: 43
FWCI
5.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Gothic.net (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Disaster Management and Resilience
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Disaster Response and Management
Keywords
psychological impact, post-traumatic stress disorder, disaster survivors, psychological resilience, risk and resilience factors, disaster intervention, youth trauma, grief and depression, growth mixture modeling, disaster recovery, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, disaster prevention and preparedness

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