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Social involvement as a mediator of disaster-induced stress.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1987Description: 21p., 4 tabs, 30 refsSubject: Examined the individuals either personally or indirectly exposed to disaster and hypothesized that social involvement would differentially mediate the effect of exposure on the mental health of male and female victims. Results indicated that males and females differ in their response to disaster exposure. Results suggest the importance of considering both the positive and negative consequences of social involvement because the very strong social ties may be more burdensome than supportive in times of extreme stress.
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Books Books Australian Emergency Management Library BOOK 155.935 SOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 005271367

Reprinted from Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Vol. 17., No. 12., pp1092-1112

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Examined the individuals either personally or indirectly exposed to disaster and hypothesized that social involvement would differentially mediate the effect of exposure on the mental health of male and female victims. Results indicated that males and females differ in their response to disaster exposure. Results suggest the importance of considering both the positive and negative consequences of social involvement because the very strong social ties may be more burdensome than supportive in times of extreme stress.

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