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Measurement of perceived disruption during rebuilding following hurricane andrew
Author(s) -
Burnett Kent,
Ironson Gail,
Benight Charles,
Wynings Christina,
Greenwood Debra,
Carver Charles S.,
Cruess Dean,
Baum Andrew,
Schneiderman Neil
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.2490100413
Subject(s) - intensity (physics) , scale (ratio) , intrusion , psychology , poison control , demography , clinical psychology , medicine , environmental health , geography , cartography , physics , geochemistry , quantum mechanics , geology , sociology
The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a measure of perceived disruption during rebuilding following a disaster. Two eight‐item scales, which measured intensity of disruption during the entire repair phase (Intensity‐RP) and intensity of disruption during the past month (Intensity‐PM) were developed and administered to 135 survivors of Hurricane Andrew. At 9 to 12 months postdisaster, Intensity‐RP and Intensity‐PM were both significantly associated with scores on the Global Severity Index of the SCL‐90‐R, and with scores on the Impact of Event‐Intrusion Scale; Intensity‐PM alone was significantly associated with PTSD scores. Regression analyses indicated that each scale contributed significant unique variance in predicting mental health symptoms, even after controlling for relevant demographic and initial disaster exposure variables.