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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2024

Social group connections support mental health following wildfire.

Tegan Cruwys, Emily Macleod, Timothy Heffernan, Iain Walker, Samantha K Stanley, Tim Kurz, Lisa-Marie Greenwood, Olivia Evans, Alison L Calear

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Article in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Tegan CruwysSchool of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. tegan.cruwys@anu.edu.au.
Emily MacleodSchool of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Timothy HeffernanSchool of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Iain WalkerSchool of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Samantha K StanleySchool of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Tim KurzSchool of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Lisa-Marie GreenwoodSchool of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Olivia EvansSchool of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
Alison L CalearCentre for Mental Health Research, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.

Funding

National Health and Medical Research Council 1201732
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAs environmental disasters become more common and severe due to climate change, there is a growing need for strategies to bolster recovery that are proactive, cost-effective, and which mobilise community resources.

aimsWe propose that building social group connections is a particularly promising strategy for supporting mental health in communities affected by environmental disasters.

methodsWe tested the social identity model of identity change in a disaster context among 627 people substantially affected by the 2019-2020 Australian fires.

resultsWe found high levels of post-traumatic stress, strongly related to severity of disaster exposure, but also evidence of psychological resilience. Distress and resilience were weakly positively correlated. Having stronger social group connections pre-disaster was associated with less distress and more resilience 12-18 months after the disaster, via three pathways: greater social identification with the disaster-affected community, greater continuity of social group ties, and greater formation of new social group ties. New group ties were a mixed blessing, positively predicting both resilience and distress.

conclusionsWe conclude that investment in social resources is key to supporting mental health outcomes, not just reactively in the aftermath of disasters, but also proactively in communities most at risk.

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Mental HealthResilience, PsychologicalStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticWildfiresAdultAgedAustraliaDisastersFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSocial GroupSocial IdentificationSocial SupportBushfireCommunity resilienceMultiple group membershipsNatural disasterPost-traumatic growthSocial identityWell-being

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PMCPMC11116249

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