Coping with technological disaster: An application of the conservation of resources model to the Exxon Valdez oil spill

One hundred twenty‐five commercial fishers in Cordova, Alaska, completed a mailed survey regarding current mental health functioning 6 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Economic and social impacts of the oil spill and coping and psychological functioning (modified Coping Strategies Scales, Sym...

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Published in:Journal of traumatic stress 2000-01, Vol.13 (1), p.23-39
Main Authors: Arata, Catalina M., Picou, J. Steven, Johnson, G. David, McNally, T. Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Alaska
Biological and medical sciences
Conservation of Resources model
Disasters
Exxon Valdezoil spill
Female
Fisheries
Fishing
Follow-Up Studies
Fuel Oils
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Motivation
Personality Inventory
Petroleum Industry
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Psychological Stress
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - diagnosis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
technological disasters
Victimology
Water Pollution, Chemical
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Summary:One hundred twenty‐five commercial fishers in Cordova, Alaska, completed a mailed survey regarding current mental health functioning 6 years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Economic and social impacts of the oil spill and coping and psychological functioning (modified Coping Strategies Scales, Symptom Checklist 90‐R) were measured. Multiple regression was used to test the utility of the Conservation of Resources stress model for explaining observed psychological symptoms. Current symptoms of depression, anxiety, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder were associated with conditions resource loss and avoidant coping strategies. The Conservation of Resources model provided a framework for explaining psychological impacts of the oil spill. Future research is needed to identify factors related to recovery.
ISSN:0894-9867
1573-6598
DOI:10.1023/A:1007764729337