Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
}
TY - JOUR
T1 - Flooded homes, broken bonds
T2 - the meaning of home, psychological processes and their impact on psychological health in a disaster.
AU - Carroll, Bob
AU - Morbey, Hazel
AU - Balogh, Ruth
AU - Araoz, Gonzalo
PY - 2009/6
Y1 - 2009/6
N2 - In 2005, Carlisle suffered severe flooding and 1600 houses were affected. A qualitative research project to study the social and health impacts was undertaken. People whose homes had been flooded and workers who had supported them were interviewed. The findings showed that there was severe disruption to people's lives and severe damage to their homes, and many suffered from psychological health issues. Phenomenological and transactional perspectives are utilised to analyse the psychological processes (identity, attachment, alienation and dialectics) underlying the meaning of home and their impact on psychological health. Proposals for policy and practice are made.
AB - In 2005, Carlisle suffered severe flooding and 1600 houses were affected. A qualitative research project to study the social and health impacts was undertaken. People whose homes had been flooded and workers who had supported them were interviewed. The findings showed that there was severe disruption to people's lives and severe damage to their homes, and many suffered from psychological health issues. Phenomenological and transactional perspectives are utilised to analyse the psychological processes (identity, attachment, alienation and dialectics) underlying the meaning of home and their impact on psychological health. Proposals for policy and practice are made.
KW - Flood disaster
KW - Flood policies
KW - Psychological health
KW - Place attachment
KW - Place identity
KW - Place alienation
U2 - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.08.009
DO - 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.08.009
M3 - Journal article
VL - 15
SP - 540
EP - 547
JO - Health and Place
JF - Health and Place
SN - 1353-8292
IS - 2
ER -