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Associations between community social capital and posttraumatic growth among older survivors 11 years after a natural disaster

  • By

  • Hiroyuki Hikichi

  • Katsunari Kondo

  • Ichiro Kawachi

  • November 12, 2024

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    Community-level social capital significantly influences posttraumatic growth (PTG) among older survivors of the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

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    Higher levels of predisaster informal socializing and social participation correlate with increased PTG scores in older adults.

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    Postdisaster maintenance of community-level social interactions is associated with higher PTG scores among older survivors.

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    Interventions promoting neighborly social interactions may effectively enhance PTG in survivors following natural disasters.

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    The study utilized a 3-wave panel design to analyze the impact of social capital on PTG over 11 years post-disaster.

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Associations between community social capital and posttraumatic growth among older survivors 11 years after a natural disaster

  • by Hiroyuki Hikichi, Katsunari Kondo, Ichiro Kawachi

  • November 12, 2024

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