@article{MassonBambergStrickeretal.2019,
  author    = {Masson, Torsten and Bamberg, Sebastian and Stricker, Michael and Heidenreich, Anna},
  title     = {"We can help ourselves": does community resilience buffer against the negative impact of flooding on mental health?},
  series = {Natural hazards and earth system sciences},
  volume    = {19},
  journal   = {Natural hazards and earth system sciences},
  number    = {11},
  publisher = {Copernicus},
  address   = {G{\"o}ttingen},
  issn      = {1561-8633},
  doi       = {10.5194/nhess-19-2371-2019},
  pages     = {2371 -- 2384},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Empirical evidence of the relationship between social support and post-disaster mental health provides support for a general beneficial effect of social support (main-effect model; Wheaton, 1985). From a theoretical perspective, a buffering effect of social support on the negative relationship between disaster-related stress and mental health also seems plausible (stress-buffering model; Wheaton, 1985). Previous studies, however, (a) have paid less attention to the buffering effect of social support and (b) have mainly relied on interpersonal support (but not collective-level support such as community resilience) when investigating this issue. This previous work might have underestimated the effect of support on post-disaster mental health. Building on a sample of residents in Germany recently affected by flooding (N = 118), we show that community resilience to flooding (but not general interpersonal social support) buffered against the negative effects of flooding on post-disaster mental health. The results support the stress-buffering model and call for a more detailed look at the relationship between support and resilience and post-disaster adjustment, including collective-level variables.},
  language  = {en}
}