Hope and death obsession after the Maras earthquake: Psychological inflexibility and psychache as serial mediators

IF 4.2 1区地球科学 Q1 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International journal of disaster risk reduction Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105416

Zahide Gül Aktepe , M. Engin Deniz , Yavuz Erişen , Gaye Bırni , Begüm Satıcı , Yağmur Kaya

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Abstract

The earthquake is not only a destruction of buildings, but also a shattering of people's mental states. How survivors regulate dysfunctional feelings and thoughts toward death in the aftermath of an earthquake is a matter of curiosity. Therefore, this study examined the role of hope, psychological inflexibility, and psychache, which will provide a better understanding of people's obsession with death after the earthquake in Turkey. Participants were 419 Turkish individuals aged 18–59 years from 61 cities in Turkey. Structural equation modeling was performed. The findings showed the full mediation model that psychological inflexibility and psychache had significant mediating roles in the relationship between hope and death obsession, respectively. Whether directly or indirectly, increased hope is associated with less psychological inflexibility and less psychache among earthquake survivors. Positive and healing potentials of hope and psychological flexibility in reducing obsession with death in individuals with earthquakes or other traumatic experiences have been revealed.

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International journal of disaster risk reduction GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARYMETEOROLOGY-METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

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8.70

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18.00%

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688

审稿时长

79 days

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR) is the journal for researchers, policymakers and practitioners across diverse disciplines: earth sciences and their implications; environmental sciences; engineering; urban studies; geography; and the social sciences. IJDRR publishes fundamental and applied research, critical reviews, policy papers and case studies with a particular focus on multi-disciplinary research that aims to reduce the impact of natural, technological, social and intentional disasters. IJDRR stimulates exchange of ideas and knowledge transfer on disaster research, mitigation, adaptation, prevention and risk reduction at all geographical scales: local, national and international. Key topics:- -multifaceted disaster and cascading disasters -the development of disaster risk reduction strategies and techniques -discussion and development of effective warning and educational systems for risk management at all levels -disasters associated with climate change -vulnerability analysis and vulnerability trends -emerging risks -resilience against disasters. The journal particularly encourages papers that approach risk from a multi-disciplinary perspective.