Safety Threats of Seasonal and Non‐Seasonal Natural Disasters Increase Disaster Anxiety and Disaster Risk Perception
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| ID | 7167132 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Ásta Guðrún Birgisdóttir (Faculty of Psychology University of Akureyri Akureyri Iceland), Lada Zelinski (0000-0001-8560-6519, Faculty of Psychology University of Akureyri Akureyri Iceland), Ragnar Pétur Ólafsson (0000-0001-8994-4267, Faculty of Psychology University of Iceland Reykjavík Iceland), Yvonne Höller (0000-0002-1727-8557, Faculty of Psychology University of Akureyri Akureyri Iceland, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2026 |
| Volumen | 67 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 199-213 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2026-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0036-5564 • E-ISSN: 1467-9450 |
| Editorial | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sjop.70023 |
| PMID | 40916859 |
| OpenAlex | W4414069048 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 75 |
Living under the threat of natural disasters affects mental health. Natural disasters that are more likely to occur in a specific season represent a special case that is becoming more frequent with the consequences of climate change. Therefore, they deserve special attention regarding their potentially seasonal mental health implications. We investigated seasonal and non‐seasonal natural disasters and levels of exposure in terms of threatened safety in an online survey in Iceland. Among a total of 335 participants, there were 252 participants who had experienced natural disasters in the past or who lived under the threat of natural disasters to happen in their area of residency. We found that all participants who were exposed to natural disasters or their threat to happen had a higher risk perception for natural disasters than the control group, but disaster‐related anxiety was increased only among individuals who had their safety threatened because of a natural disaster ( p p p
Anxiety · Natural disaster · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Risk perception · Suicide prevention · Threatened species · Vulnerability (computing) · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Resilience and Mental Health
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| Altamente citado | No |