An Exploration of Reported Cognitions During an Earthquake and Its Aftershocks: Differences Across Affected Communities and Associations With Psychological Distress

Lee Kannis-Dymand; Martin J Dorahy; Rosemary Crake; Peter Gibbon; Rhys Luckey

doi:10.1097/NMD.0000000000000282

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An Exploration of Reported Cognitions During an Earthquake and Its Aftershocks: Differences Across Affected Communities and Associations With Psychological Distress

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An Exploration of Reported Cognitions During an Earthquake and Its Aftershocks: Differences Across Affected Communities and Associations With Psychological Distress

Lee Kannis-Dymand, Martin J Dorahy, Rosemary Crake, Peter Gibbon and Rhys Luckey

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol.203(4), pp.279-286

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000282

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earthquake

aftershocks

cognitive themes

anxiety

acute stress

Cognitive themes in two communities differentially affected by the September 2010 Christchurch earthquake and aftershocks were investigated. Participants (N = 124) completed questions about their thoughts during the earthquake and aftershocks as well as measures of acute stress, anxiety, and depression. Cognitions were qualitatively analyzed into themes for the earthquake and aftershocks. Themes were examined for differences across the two suburbs and associations with psychological distress. Nine cognitive themes were identified within three superordinate domains. The cognitive theme of worry and concern was the most frequently occurring for the earthquake and aftershocks across the whole sample and for the more affected suburb. Current threat was the most frequent theme for the earthquake in the less affected suburb, whereas worry and concern was the most evident in this group for aftershocks. The superordinate theme of threat was significantly related to higher acute stress disorder scores in the more affected suburb for earthquake-reported cognitions.

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Title: An Exploration of Reported Cognitions During an Earthquake and Its Aftershocks: Differences Across Affected Communities and Associations With Psychological Distress
Authors: Lee Kannis-Dymand (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Martin J Dorahy (Author) - University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Rosemary Crake (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Peter Gibbon (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Rhys Luckey (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, Vol.203(4), pp.279-286
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1097/NMD.0000000000000282
ISSN: 0022-3018
Organisation Unit: School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450200502621
Output Type: Journal article

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