The evaluation of the mediation role of life engagement in resilience and trauma levels of individuals experiencing the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye

Esma Özmaya (), Beyza Erkoç (), Sami Kalaycı (), Sevda Uzun () and Sayra Lotfi ()
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Esma Özmaya: University of Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey
Beyza Erkoç: Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Sami Kalaycı: Aksaray University
Sevda Uzun: University Faculty of Health Sciences, Gümüşhane University
Sayra Lotfi: Medipol University Faculty of Health Sciences

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2025, vol. 121, issue 12, No 33, 14787-14798

Abstract: Abstract The aim of this study is to evaluate the mediation role of life engagement in resilience and trauma levels of individuals experiencing the earthquake on February 6, 2023 in the city of Kahramanmaraş in Türkiye. The sample of this descriptive and correlational study included 1406 individuals. The questionnaire data was obtained through Google Forms and other data collection tools were Socio-demographic Information Form, Trauma Level Determination Scale, Short Resilience Scale and Life Engagement Scale. To analyse the data, frequency (percentage, arithmetic mean) and correlation analyses were used. Depending on the findings of the study, the resilience and trauma levels were negatively correlated, whereas the resilience and life engagement levels were positively correlated. Furthermore, the life engagement levels were negatively correlated with trauma levels while they were positively correlated with resilience. It was found that the life engagement played an mediation role in resilience and trauma levels of individuals experiencing the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye. In this study, we found that the life engagement has an important role in resilience and trauma levels of individuals. We are of the opinion that the findings of this study might help researchers and conductors to plan and perform effective strategies for post-impact phase of an earthquake.

Keywords: Earthquake; Trauma; Resilience; Life engagement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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