Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University, 84 Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 06974, Korea.
Sci Rep. 2024 Sep 4;14(1):20537. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-71631-9.
The October 29, 2022, Seoul Halloween Crowd Crush (SHCC) caused the loss of 159 lives, making it the deadliest global mass-gathering disaster between 2018 and 2022. Despite the fact that years have passed since the incident, there remains a significant gap in research addressing the mental health of citizens to evaluate their recovery progress. Therefore, in this study, a survey was conducted to assess citizens' anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and well-being after the SHCC. The data were analyzed using t-tests, analysis of variance (ANOVA), correlations, a Kruskal-Wallis test, and post hoc tests. The citizens' well-being differed significantly by victimization status, with direct victims showing languishing well-being (p = .036). PTSD severity level was higher in victims and direct witnesses (p < .001). Victims and direct witnesses exhibited worse outcomes in subjective, social, and psychological well-being as well as in PTSD (p < .001). Well-being exhibited a significant negative correlation with PTSD (r = - .247, p < .001). The results of the analysis suggest the SHCC's psychological impact has endured not only for victims and direct witnesses but also for media-exposed citizens. Offering continuous psychological support and fostering positive self-perceptions and social interactions are crucial for their recovery and well-being enhancement.
2022 年 10 月 29 日，韩国首尔万圣节踩踏事故造成 159 人死亡，成为 2018 年至 2022 年期间全球最致命的群体聚集灾难。尽管事故已经过去了多年，但在评估公民的心理健康恢复进度方面，仍存在大量研究空白。因此，在这项研究中，我们进行了一项调查，以评估 SHCC 后公民的焦虑、抑郁、创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）和幸福感。使用 t 检验、方差分析（ANOVA）、相关性、克鲁斯卡尔-沃利斯检验和事后检验对数据进行了分析。公民的幸福感因受害情况而存在显著差异，直接受害者的幸福感较差（p=.036）。受害者和直接目击者的 PTSD 严重程度更高（p<.001）。受害者和直接目击者在主观、社会和心理幸福感以及 PTSD 方面表现出更差的结果（p<.001）。幸福感与 PTSD 呈显著负相关（r=−.247，p<.001）。分析结果表明，SHCC 的心理影响不仅持续存在于受害者和直接目击者，也存在于媒体曝光的公民中。为他们提供持续的心理支持，培养积极的自我认知和社会互动，对于他们的恢复和幸福感提升至关重要。
