Women, Aging, and Post-Disaster Stress: Risk Factors
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1999
Abstract
he goal of this research was to model the relationship between stress and natural disasters, with a view to explaining levels of stress among women. Following flooding in Iowa in 1993, two in-depth questionnaire surveys were administered, one to residents in high flood exposure areas, and another to the general population as a control. Results indicated that gender plays a significant role in interpreting stress responses to natural hazards, with women consistently exhibiting greater stress than men. However, it was evident that a complex web of factors influenced stress levels including marital status, structure of the family unit, age, socio-economic status, health, levels of social involvement, and degree of hazard experience. These findings suggest that more research should focus on determining structural constraints that exacerbate stress levels for women.
Rights Information
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, v. 17, issue 1, p. 65-78
Scholar Commons Citation
Ollenburger, Jane C. and Tobin, Graham A., "Women, Aging, and Post-Disaster Stress: Risk Factors" (1999). School of Geosciences Faculty and Staff Publications. 112.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/geo_facpub/112
