Face it: Collecting mental health and disaster related data using Facebook vs. personal interview: The case of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster

作者: Menachem Ben-Ezra , Yuval Palgi , Or Aviel , Yonit Dubiner , Evelyn Baruch

DOI: 10.1016/J.PSYCHRES.2012.11.006

关键词: Social supportLife satisfactionInjury preventionQuality of life (healthcare)Mental healthMedical emergencySuicide preventionClinical psychologyOccupational safety and healthPoison controlMedicine

摘要: Collecting mental health data during disaster is a difficult task. The aim of this study was to compare reported sensitive information regarding the and general questions on physical or psychological functioning between social network (Facebook) interview face-to-face after 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Data were collected from battery self-reported questionnaires. questionnaires administered 133 participants 40 Facebook interviewees, March-April 2011. group showed significantly higher level posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms elevated risk for clinical PTSD more worries about another disaster, lower life satisfaction, less perceived support self-rated than group. Our may suggest that reliability internet surveys jeopardized extreme conditions such as large-scale disasters it tends underestimate reactions events. This indicates discrepancy in situ using networks. implications these results are discussed.

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