Trust in stakeholders and social support: risk perception and preparedness by the Wenchuan earthquake survivors

This case study was focused on trauma treatment given to a man who was rescued after being buried for 124 hours under the rubble of buildings that had collapsed in the Wenchuan earthquake. The results of the study indicate that early psychological intervention is critical in preventing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and that social support is one of the most important factors in the treatment.

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Resilience and quality of life among Wenchuan earthquake survivors: the mediating role of social support

Public Health ◽

10.1016/j.puhe.2014.03.002 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 128 (5) ◽

pp. 430-437 ◽

Cited By ~ 42

Author(s):

J. Xu ◽

L. Ou

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Earthquake Survivors

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Impacts of Sense of Community and Satisfaction with Governmental Recovery on Psychological Status of the Wenchuan Earthquake Survivors

Social Indicators Research ◽

10.1007/s11205-013-0354-3 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 117 (2) ◽

pp. 421-436 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Yunong Huang ◽

Hung Wong

Keyword(s):

Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

Sense Of Community ◽

Psychological Status ◽

The Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

Earthquake Survivors

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Social Support and Level of Survivors' Psychological Stress After the Wenchuan Earthquake

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2012.40.10.1625 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 40 (10) ◽

pp. 1625-1631 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jiuping Xu ◽

Peng Wang

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

Psychological Stress ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Level Of Education ◽

Male Survivors ◽

The Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

The Social ◽

Positive Effect

Our aim was to explore the effect of social support on the level of survivors' psychological stress after the Wenchuan earthquake in China on 12 May 2008. We collected data in a survey of a cross-sectional sample of 2,080 individuals living in Sichuan and Shanxi provinces 1 year after the earthquake. The Social Support Rating Scale (Xiao, 1999) and psychological stress items were used in compiling the questionnaire. Results indicated that, compared with other groups, male survivors with a higher level of education, a higher level of income, and less serious exposure to the earthquake suffered the least psychological stress. Level of social support was related to level of psychological stress in that greater social support had a positive effect on level of psychological stress and demographic characteristics were also related to level of psychological stress.

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Longitudinal development of adolescent academic engagement following the Wenchuan earthquake: Domain-specific trajectories

School Psychology International ◽

10.1177/0143034319884615 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 41 (2) ◽

pp. 89-109

Author(s):

Rui Zhen ◽

Xinchun Wu ◽

Xiao Zhou

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

Academic Engagement ◽

Self Report ◽

Behavioral Engagement ◽

Longitudinal Development ◽

Domain Specific ◽

The Wenchuan Earthquake ◽

Psychological Engagement ◽

Strong Agreement

Recent studies have examined academic engagement trajectories, but many focused on the overall academic engagement of adolescents, and few assessed specific engagement dimensions of adolescents with trauma experiences. The current study recruited 342 adolescents who had experienced an earthquake to examine their behavioral and psychological engagement trajectories. Participants were asked to complete self-report questionnaires at 3.5, 4.5, and 5.5 years after the Wenchuan earthquake in China. The results identified two types of behavioral engagement trajectories (high–stable and decreasing), and two types of psychological engagement trajectories (high–stable and increasing). The behavioral engagement trajectories showed strong agreement with the psychological engagement trajectories. We also found that gratitude could prevent behavioral engagement from decreasing over time, and that social support facilitated increase of psychological engagement. The findings suggested that the developmental paths of behavioral and psychological engagement were both heterogeneous among adolescents following an earthquake, and gratitude and social support played different roles in predicting engagement trajectories.

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