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The Effect of Psychological Resilience on Hopelessness and Post-Traumatic Growth in Individuals Experienced by Earthquake

Hacer Kabakoğlue^1,2,*, Fatma Nuray Kuşçu Sahin²

1 Faculty of Health Sciences, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, 27000, Turkey
2 Vocational School of Health Services, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, 31060, Turkey

* Corresponding Author: Hacer Kabakoğlue. Email:

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion 2024, 26(10), 855-863. https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2024.055653

Received 03 July 2024; Accepted 20 September 2024; Issue published 31 October 2024

Abstract

Background: Disasters have effects that leave great negative marks on our lives, even after many years have passed. Individuals who experience an earthquake experience physical and psychological difficulties. The purpose of this study is to determine how psychological resilience levels affect the feeling of hopelessness and post-traumatic growth in adults who experienced the 06 February, 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake. Methods: Data were collected using the “Personal Information Form (PIF)”, “Turkish forms of Adult Resilience Measure (ARM)”, “Dispositional Hope Scale (DHS)” and “Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI)”. In order to determine whether there is a significant difference in the effect of psychological resilience of earthquake victims participating in the study on hope and post-traumatic growth levels in terms of socio-demographic variables, after determining that the data was normally distributed, total score average, minimum and maximum values, standard deviation (SD), independent sample t-test, ANOVA, correlation analysis to determine the relationship between the scales and multiple regression analysis to determine the effect between the scales were performed. Results: Of the 202 earthquake victims who participated in the study, 65.8% were between the ages of 18–34, 67.3% were female, 92.1% were not trapped under the rubble, and 34.2% had second-degree relatives trapped under the rubble. It was determined that 77.8% of them lost their relatives in the earthquake and 77.8% of them lost a serious amount of property and money due to the earthquake. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that psychological resilience had a statistically significant and positive effect on hopelessness and post-traumatic growth in individuals who experienced the 06 February earthquake. In this regard, it has been determined that as the psychological resilience of individuals increases, their hope levels and post-traumatic growth will also increase. Conclusion: Based on the research results, increasing hope and increasing psychological resilience in psychosocial support studies carried out by mental health professionals for traumatic events will contribute to the spiritual recovery of individuals.

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