Place-based loss and resilience among disaster-affected youth

Scannell et al

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ID11044006
AuthorsLeila Scannell (ResiliencebyDesign Lab, corresponding author), Robert S Cox (0000-0001-8763-2366), Robin S Cox (School of Humanitarian Studies), Fletcher (0000-0002-6560-3772, Royal Roads University), Sarah Fletcher (0000-0001-9919-6901, Royal Roads University)
Year2017
Volume45
Issue7
Pages859-876
Publication date2017-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jcop.21897
OpenAlexW2622661508
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited50

As research on young people's disaster experiences is accumulating, one important yet understudied factor underlying their vulnerability and resilience is their connection to certain places. Youth affected by the 2013 floods in Southern Alberta, Canada, provided photographs of places important to their flood experiences and engaged in peer-to-peer interviews to discuss place loss and place-based strength. Damaged or changed places disrupted youth's reliance on place for activities, resources, social ties, sense of continuity, and a connection to the past. Places provided strength when they offered escape from the postdisaster chaos, enabled youth to contribute to recovery, supported physical and psychological need satisfaction, and symbolized strength, renewal, or hope. These findings demonstrate the relevance of place to youth's disaster experiences and inform future qualitative and quantitative work in this area

Computer security · Flood myth · Geography · Place attachment · Political science · Psychological resilience · Relevance (law) · Resilience (materials science) · Sense of place · Social science · Sociology · Vulnerability (computing) · Disaster Management and Resilience · Homelessness and Social Issues · Place Attachment and Urban Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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