Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 19, issue 11
Articles | Volume 19, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2371-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2371-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 19, issue 11
Research article
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30 Oct 2019
Research article |  | 30 Oct 2019

“We can help ourselves”: does community resilience buffer against the negative impact of flooding on mental health?

Torsten Masson, Sebastian Bamberg, Michael Stricker, and Anna Heidenreich

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In the current study (N = 118), we found evidence for a buffering effect of community resilience (as a form of social support) on post-disaster mental health and life satisfaction. Our work shows that previous work might have underestimated the effect of social support on post-disaster adjustment. Applying (statistical) moderator analysis, the current work contributes to the discussion of the role of social factors for mental health outcomes of flooding.
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