TY - JOUR
T1 - Developing Psychological Resilience to the Impact of Drought
AU - Abunyewah, Matthew
AU - Byrne, Mitchell
AU - Keane, Carol
AU - Bressington, Dan
N1 - Funding Information:
This research and the associated article processing charges (APC) was funded by Northern Western Australia and Northern Territory Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub (Northern Hub). The grant number for this study is 58868432.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/2/16
Y1 - 2023/2/16
N2 - BACKGROUND: Drought is a slow-onset natural hazard with significant socioeconomic, environmental and psychological impacts. The extant literature has predominately focused on the physical and economic dimensions of resilience, which mainly address the socioeconomic and environmental consequences of drought. However, the mental health effects of chronic environmental adversity, such as prolonged drought, remain an under-researched area, and frameworks that build and strengthen the psychological aspect of the social resilience of communities are lacking. METHODS: This feasibility study will employ a mixed-method design sub-divided into three phases. Phase 1 will utilise social network analysis (SNA) to identify leadership patterns and their intersections across communities. While phase 2 will use semi-structured interviews to ascertain the perceived roles of identified leaders in preparing for and recovering from drought impacts, the third phase will adopt the Delphi method to unpack existing perceptions of control, coherence and connectedness.
AB - BACKGROUND: Drought is a slow-onset natural hazard with significant socioeconomic, environmental and psychological impacts. The extant literature has predominately focused on the physical and economic dimensions of resilience, which mainly address the socioeconomic and environmental consequences of drought. However, the mental health effects of chronic environmental adversity, such as prolonged drought, remain an under-researched area, and frameworks that build and strengthen the psychological aspect of the social resilience of communities are lacking. METHODS: This feasibility study will employ a mixed-method design sub-divided into three phases. Phase 1 will utilise social network analysis (SNA) to identify leadership patterns and their intersections across communities. While phase 2 will use semi-structured interviews to ascertain the perceived roles of identified leaders in preparing for and recovering from drought impacts, the third phase will adopt the Delphi method to unpack existing perceptions of control, coherence and connectedness.
KW - drought
KW - resilience
KW - sense of control
KW - social coherence
KW - social connectedness
KW - social network analysis
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043465
DO - https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20043465
M3 - Article
C2 - 36834159
AN - SCOPUS:85148963508
VL - 20
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
JF - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
SN - 1660-4601
IS - 4
M1 - 3465
ER -