Social support mobilization and deterioration after Mexico's 1999 flood: Effects of context, gender, and time
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Arthur D. Murphy, Professor and Department Head (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Samples of adults representative of Teziutlán, Puebla, and Villahermosa, Tobasco, were interviewed 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after the devastating 1999 flood and mudslides. The interview contained multiple measures of social support that had been normed for Mexico. Comparisons between sample data and population norms suggested minimal mobilization of received support and substantial deterioration of perceived support and social embeddedness. Social support was lowest in Teziutlán, which had experienced mass casualties and displacement, and among women and persons of lower educational attainment. Disparities according to gender, context, and education grew larger as time passed. The results provide compelling evidence that the international health community must be mindful of social as well as psychological functioning when disasters strike the developing world.
Social support mobilization and deterioration after Mexico's 1999 flood: Effects of context, gender, and time
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Additional Information
- Publication
- American Journal of Community Psychology, 36, 15-28
- Language: English
- Date: 2005
- Keywords
- disaster, social support, gender differences, Mexico, longitudinal studies