Earthquake Impact on Miami Haitian Americans

The Role of Family/Social Connectedness

Bibliographic Data

ID5847101
AuthorsAndrea Allen (0000-0002-1348-1646, Barry University), Louis Herns Marcelin (0000-0002-9238-9695, University of Miami), Susan Schmitz (Barry University), Vicky Hausmann (Barry University), James M Shultz (0000-0003-3279-5533, University of Miami)
Year2012
Volume17
Issue4
Pages337-349
Publication date2012-04-04
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Loss and Trauma (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1532-5024 • E-ISSN: 1532-5032
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15325024.2011.635577
OpenAlexW2007779036
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited14

Individuals who are indirectly exposed to disasters may be affected psychologically. The impact of the 2010 Haiti earthquake reverberated throughout the Haitian American community in Miami, Florida. Many within the community held strong transnational family and friendship bonds to their homeland. We examined associations between indicators of family and social connectedness and symptom levels for generalized anxiety disorder, major depression, and physical and mental health status for Haitian Americans and non-Haitian Americans who were living in Miami at the time of the earthquake. Results showed that family and social connectedness to earthquake victims strongly predicted symptom levels for Haitian American survey participants

Homeland · Miami · Social connectedness · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Migration, Health and Trauma · Resilience and Mental Health

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