Measurement of Perceived Disruption During Rebuilding Following Hurricane Andrew |
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| Authors: | Kent Burnett Gail Ironson Charles Benight Christina Wynings Debra Greenwood Charles S. Carver Dean Cruess Andrew Baum Neil Schneiderman |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Counseling Psychology Program, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 33124;(2) Department of Psychology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 33124;(3) Department of Psychiatry, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 33124;(4) Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 33124;(5) Department of Psychology, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907;(6) Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15260 |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a measure of perceived disruption during rebuilding following a disaster. Two eight-item scales, which measured intensity of disruption during the entire repair phase (Intensity-RP) and intensity of disruption during the past month (Intensity-PM) were developed and administered to 135 survivors of Hurricane Andrew. At 9 to 12 months postdisaster, Intensity-RP and Intensity-PM were both significantly associated with scores on the Global Severity Index of the SCL-90-R, and with scores on the Impact of Event-Intrusion Scale; Intensity-PM alone was significantly associated with PTSD scores. Regression analyses indicated that each scale contributed significant unique variance in predicting mental health symptoms, even after controlling for relevant demographic and initial disaster exposure variables. |
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| Keywords: | chronic stress disruption disaster rebuilding mental health |
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