Department of Psychology, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, 77445, USA.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, 02115, Massachusetts, USA.
Qual Life Res. 2020 Dec;29(12):3191-3200. doi: 10.1007/s11136-020-02590-7. Epub 2020 Jul 21.
The purpose of the current study was to examine the association between social cohesion and two domains of quality of life (QOL) among individuals affected by Hurricane Ike, which made landfall on September 13, 2008. Psychosocial and physical QOL were measured using the Short form of the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire (Q-LES-Q-SF; Endicottn et al. in Psychopharmacol Bull 29: 321-326, 1993).
The participants were 658 survivors who participated in the Galveston Bay Recovery Study (GBRS; National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research, Galea, and Norris in Galveston Bay Recovery Study, 2008-2010, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], Ann Arbor, MI, https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34801.v1 , 2016). Assessments were conducted at approximately 3, 6, and 15 months after the disaster. Longitudinal structural equation modeling was conducted to examine the association between social cohesion and both psychosocial and physical QOL at 6 and 15 months after the hurricane.
The results revealed no significant association between social cohesion and physical QOL at either 6 or 15 months. Furthermore, no association was found between social cohesion and psychosocial QOL at 6 months. However, there was a significant positive association between social cohesion and psychosocial QOL at 15 months, even after controlling for the previous levels of posttraumatic stress and demographic variables.
The current study highlights a potential effect of social cohesion on QOL, specifically the psychosocial domain, which may manifest after 6 months among survivors of a hurricane. The current results also suggest the importance of long-term programs and interventions to help survivors adjust after experiences of disaster.
本研究旨在探讨社会凝聚力与 2008 年 9 月 13 日登陆的飓风 Ike 受灾者的两个生活质量（QOL）领域之间的关联。使用生活满意度和享受问卷的简短形式（Q-LES-Q-SF；Endicottn 等人，《精神药理学通报》29：321-326，1993）来衡量心理社会和身体 QOL。
参与者是 658 名幸存者，他们参加了加尔维斯顿湾恢复研究（GBRS；国家灾难心理健康研究中心，Galea 和 Norris，2008-2010 年，政治和社会研究大学联合会[分销商]，密歇根州安阿伯，https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34801.v1，2016 年）。评估在灾难发生后大约 3、6 和 15 个月进行。进行纵向结构方程建模，以检验飓风后 6 和 15 个月社会凝聚力与心理社会和身体 QOL 之间的关联。
结果表明，在 6 个月或 15 个月时，社会凝聚力与身体 QOL 之间没有显著关联。此外，在 6 个月时，社会凝聚力与心理社会 QOL 之间也没有关联。然而，在控制先前的创伤后应激和人口统计学变量后，在 15 个月时，社会凝聚力与心理社会 QOL 之间存在显著的正相关。
本研究强调了社会凝聚力对 QOL 的潜在影响，特别是在飓风幸存者中，6 个月后可能会出现心理社会领域的 QOL。目前的结果还表明，长期计划和干预措施对帮助幸存者在经历灾难后进行调整非常重要。
