Individual Resilience and Disaster-Specific Adaptation and Resilience Following a Bushfire Event in Regional Queensland
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Article Title | Individual Resilience and Disaster-Specific Adaptation and Resilience Following a Bushfire Event in Regional Queensland |
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ERA Journal ID | 41498 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Rockloff, Susan F., Anderson, Carina C., Burton, Lucinda P., Terry, Victoria, Jensen, Sally K., Nolan, Anne and Terry, Peter C. |
Journal Title | Sustainability |
Journal Citation | 16 (16), p. 7011 |
Article Number | 7011 |
Number of Pages | 15 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 2071-1050 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/su16167011 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/16/16/7011 |
Abstract | Natural disasters such as bushfires are a test of individual and group resilience, and in extreme cases, threaten the sustainability of communities. Bushfires have long been common in Australia, although anthropogenic climate change has exacerbated their prevalence and severity. The aim of the present study was to assess the individual resilience and disaster-specific adaptation and resilience of community members in the wake of a bushfire event. Using a quantitative, cross-sectional design, an adult community sample of 165 residents of Noosa Shire in regional Queensland, Australia completed the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC©) and the 43-item Disaster Adaptation and Resilience Scale (DARS). Mean scores for the CD-RISC© indicated significantly greater resilience (p < 0.001) than reported previously for a large Australian community cohort. Similarly, the DARS scores indicated significantly greater adaptation and resilience (p < 0.001) than that of a comparable cohort in the USA. The two oldest groups of residents (66+ years and 51–65 years) reported significantly greater adaptation and resilience than the group of younger residents (≤50 years; p < 0.001). The study findings provide the Noosa Shire community with an objective baseline from which they can assess the efficacy of future resilience-building initiatives and, more broadly, offer a valuable point of reference for future disaster-related research. |
Keywords | Australia; disaster; bushfire; adaptation; resilience; community |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 420699. Public health not elsewhere classified |
Byline Affiliations | Central Queensland University |
School of Nursing and Midwifery | |
Centre for Health Research | |
Metro North Health, Australia | |
Noosa Shire Council, Australia | |
School of Psychology and Wellbeing |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z8zq5/individual-resilience-and-disaster-specific-adaptation-and-resilience-following-a-bushfire-event-in-regional-queensland
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