What is the association between post-traumatic stress disorder and unemployment after a disaster?

• Authors: Carlos Serrano , Marcelo Leiva-Bianchi , Francisco Ahumada , Fernanda Araque-Pinilla

Abstracts

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ObjectivesThe problem is to determine whether, after a disaster, unemployment is a possible cause of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – the classic model, or whether PTSD is a possible cause of unemployment – the alternative model.Material and MethodsThe study was conducted on a probabilistic sample of 26 213 adults who provided responses using the Davidson Trauma Scale and lived in regions near or far from the epicenter (Cobquecura, the coast of Chile) of the earthquake and tsunami of February 27, 2010.ResultsIndependent of the proximity to the epicenter, there is an association between PTSD, unemployment, female sex and the poverty line. For regions close to the epicenter, the alternative model has better adjustment indicators than the classic model.ConclusionsGiven the adjustment of the alternative model, the occurrence of PTSD cases is more likely to explain the unemployment condition.

Keywords

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resiliency; psychosocial risk factors; odds ratio; unemployment; sex difference; post-traumatic stress disorder

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 755-766

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

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Carlos Serrano

• University of Talca, Maule, Chile (Faculty of Psychology, Laboratory of Methodology for Behavioral Sciences and Neurosciences)

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Marcelo Leiva-Bianchi

• University of Talca, Maule, Chile (Faculty of Psychology, Laboratory of Methodology for Behavioral Sciences and Neurosciences)

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Francisco Ahumada

• Catholic University of Maule, Maule, Chile (Faculty of Health Sciences, Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences Research Center)

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Fernanda Araque-Pinilla

• University of Talca, Maule, Chile (Faculty of Psychology, Laboratory of Methodology for Behavioral Sciences and Neurosciences)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.01557

Biblioteka Nauki

2093865