Living near a hazardous waste facility : coping with individual and family distress.

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Unger, Donald G

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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1992Description: 16 pSubject: Explored how living near a hazardous waste facility would be related to an individual's and a family's level of distress. 235 residents (aged 18-83 years) were interviewed. Living closer to the landfill, percieving a risk to oneself, believing that there was a hazardous waste problem, perceiving negative changes to home and neighbourhood, and lacking a choice to leave one's community were associated with greater levels of distress. Having more social support and a greater sense of community were associated with less distress, particularly family distress, and a concern about the welfare of children. As predicted, the presence of children in the home was positively associated with residents' participation in the local community organization, Citizens Asking for a Safe Environment, and with the devotion of a greater number of hours to the organization than for residents without children

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Reprinted from American Journal of Orthopsychiatry; Vol. 62, no. 1; p. 55-70

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Explored how living near a hazardous waste facility would be related to an individual's and a family's level of distress. 235 residents (aged 18-83 years) were interviewed. Living closer to the landfill, percieving a risk to oneself, believing that there was a hazardous waste problem, perceiving negative changes to home and neighbourhood, and lacking a choice to leave one's community were associated with greater levels of distress. Having more social support and a greater sense of community were associated with less distress, particularly family distress, and a concern about the welfare of children. As predicted, the presence of children in the home was positively associated with residents' participation in the local community organization, Citizens Asking for a Safe Environment, and with the devotion of a greater number of hours to the organization than for residents without children

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