Peker Adem, Cengiz Serkan
Counseling and Guidance, Faculty of Education, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Ağrı, Turkey.
Acta Psychol (Amst). 2025 Aug;258:105159. doi: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2025.105159. Epub 2025 Jun 26.
Two consecutive devastating earthquakes occurred in Turkey on February 6. While some studies have examined the long-term traumatic effects of devastating earthquakes on victims, no study to date has examined the consequences on adults who have migrated from the earthquake area. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the traumatic consequences of the earthquake among migrants in relation to sociodemographic factors. Additionally, the mediating effects of earthquake stress coping strategies on the links between intolerance of uncertainty (IU) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms were also determined. 1877 individuals participated in this study (M = 23.86; SD = 6.35). The findings revealed that approximately 2/3 of the adults had PTSD symptoms. The results show that there are significant relations between IU, coping with earthquake stress, and PTSD symptoms. In addition, the relations between IU and PTSD symptoms was mediated by coping strategies. Previous studies have mainly focused on the mental health of individuals living in earthquake zones. However, mental health service providers in different areas in Turkey should focus more on interventions that contribute to reducing the stress experienced by migrants from earthquake zones.
2月6日，土耳其连续发生了两次毁灭性地震。虽然一些研究探讨了毁灭性地震对受害者的长期创伤影响，但迄今为止，尚无研究考察过地震对从震区迁移出来的成年人的影响。因此，本研究旨在调查移民中地震造成的创伤后果与社会人口学因素之间的关系。此外，还确定了地震应激应对策略在不确定性不耐受（IU）与创伤后应激障碍（PTSD）症状之间的中介作用。1877人参与了本研究（M = 23.86；SD = 6.35）。研究结果显示，约三分之二的成年人有创伤后应激障碍症状。结果表明，不确定性不耐受、应对地震应激和创伤后应激障碍症状之间存在显著关系。此外，不确定性不耐受与创伤后应激障碍症状之间的关系由应对策略介导。以往研究主要关注生活在地震区的个人的心理健康。然而，土耳其不同地区的心理健康服务提供者应更多地关注有助于减轻来自地震区移民所经历压力的干预措施。
