Effects of optimism on recovery and mental health after a tornado outbreak

Carbone, Eric G.; Echols, Erin Thomas

doi:10.1080/08870446.2017.1283039

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Effects of optimism on recovery and mental health after a tornado outbreak

5 2017
By Carbone, Eric G. ; Echols, Erin Thomas
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2017.1283039
Source: Psychol Health. 32(5):530-548

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Psychol Health
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Carbone, Eric G. ; Echols, Erin Thomas

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Description:

Objective

Dispositional optimism, a stable expectation that good things will happen, has been shown to improve health outcomes in a wide range of contexts, but very little research has explored the impact of optimism on post-disaster health and well-being.

Design

Data for this study come from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public health systems and mental health community recovery (PHSMHCR) Survey. Participants included 3216 individuals living in counties affected by the April 2011 tornado outbreak in Mississippi and Alabama.

Main outcome measures

This study assesses the effect of dispositional optimism on post-disaster recovery and mental health.

Results

Dispositional optimism was found to have a positive effect on personal recovery and mental health after the disaster. Furthermore, it moderated the relationship between level of home damage and personal recovery as well as the relationship between home damage and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with stronger effects for those with increased levels of home damage.

Conclusions

The utility of screening for optimism is discussed, along with the potential for interventions to increase optimism as a means of mitigating adverse mental health effects and improving the recovery of individuals affected by disasters and other traumatic events.
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Anxiety Depression Disasters Emotional Adjustment Female Housing Humans Male Mental Disorders Middle Aged Optimism Self Report Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic Tornadoes
Source:

Psychol Health. 32(5):530-548
Pubmed ID:

28156138
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC5548589
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Journal Article
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CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
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Alabama ; Mississippi

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32
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5
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CDC Public Access
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