Developing Psychological Resilience to the Impact of Drought

Matthew Abunyewah, Mitchell K. Byrne (), Carol A. Keane and Daniel Bressington
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Matthew Abunyewah: Faculty of Health, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia
Mitchell K. Byrne: Faculty of Health, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia
Carol A. Keane: Faculty of Health, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia
Daniel Bressington: Faculty of Health, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-11

Abstract: Background: Drought is a slow-onset natural hazard with significant socioeconomic, environmental and psychological impacts. The extant literature has predominately focused on the physical and economic dimensions of resilience, which mainly address the socioeconomic and environmental consequences of drought. However, the mental health effects of chronic environmental adversity, such as prolonged drought, remain an under-researched area, and frameworks that build and strengthen the psychological aspect of the social resilience of communities are lacking. Methods: This feasibility study will employ a mixed-method design sub-divided into three phases. Phase 1 will utilise social network analysis (SNA) to identify leadership patterns and their intersections across communities. While phase 2 will use semi-structured interviews to ascertain the perceived roles of identified leaders in preparing for and recovering from drought impacts, the third phase will adopt the Delphi method to unpack existing perceptions of control, coherence and connectedness.

Keywords: drought; resilience; social network analysis; sense of control; social coherence; social connectedness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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