Perspectives of survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing with and without PTSD 17 months postdisaster
A qualitative study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15434655 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brittany Turner (The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center), Josh Raitt (0000-0001-9711-2700, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, corresponding author), Min Hyung Lee (0000-0001-5104-4976, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center), David E Pollio (0000-0002-4695-8498, University of Alabama at Birmingham), Carol S North (0000-0001-6032-5323, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 308-324 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work Social Thought (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1542-6432 • E-ISSN: 1542-6440 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/15426432.2022.2035299 |
| PMID | 35983304 |
| OpenAlex | W4210829093 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 43 |
This study compared perspectives of highly trauma-exposed Oklahoma City bombing survivors (N=141) with and without PTSD. Survivors' responses to questions about the effects of the bombing on their perspectives were hand-recorded and transcribed, six themes identified, and interrater reliability established. Both diagnostic groups (with and without PTSD) expressed greater appreciation for life, greater concern with human vulnerability and mortality, and positive changes in religion/spirituality as consequences of the bombing. Survivors with PTSD also expressed negative religious/spiritual changes and substantive gains in self-confidence. Results indicate that disaster survivors may experience profound changes in their perspectives with ramifications for their mental health
Alternative medicine · Developmental psychology · Inter-rater reliability · Mental health · Psychiatry · Spirituality · Vulnerability (computing · Clinical Psychology · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology
Psychiatric Disorders Among Survivors of the Oklahoma City Bombing
National Institute of Mental Health Diagnostic Interview Schedule
Disaster Victims Speak
The psychological study of religion and spirituality in a disaster context
Depression and Quality of Life in Older Persons
Weighing the Costs of Disaster
Meaning Making in the Context of Disasters
Interrater reliability
The unique contributions of positive and negative religious coping to posttraumatic growth and PTSD
The meaning as a buffer hypothesis
Religious and Spiritual Aspects of Disaster Experience Among Survivors of the 9/11 Attacks on New York City’s World Trade Center
A Coefficient of Agreement for Nominal Scales
Faith in the wake of disaster
Trauma and PTSD symptoms
Measuring psychological change after trauma
Spirituality and Transcendent Meaning Making
Making the Connection
Theory and practice in clinical social work
Examining a Comprehensive Model of Disaster-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Systematically Studied Survivors of 10 Disasters
Trauma
Spiritually Sensitive Social Work with Victims of Natural Disasters and Terrorism
Terror, Trauma, Memory
The Role of the Social Worker in the Face of Terrorism
Helping Victims of Terrorism
Workplace response of companies exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center attack
Social Work in Natural Disasters
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |