Individuals who survive natural hazards often develop posttraumatic stress symptoms or other forms of psychological distress. However, some experience psychological growth. Given that natural hazards will increase in the near future due to global warming, it would be helpful to examine predictors of growth across different kinds of natural hazards. The present study examined positive psychological factors that may serve as buffers against the negative effects of exposure to a natural hazard, specifically following the Louisiana flooding of August 2016. Volunteer participants (N = 120) self-reported perceived presence and search for meaning in life, social support, resilience, and posttraumatic growth (PTG). After controlling for amount of property damaged, posttraumatic stress symptoms, gender, religion, and ethnicity or race, presence and search for meaning, social support, and resilience explained significant additional variance in PTG scores. This research adds to the growing understanding of how individuals respond to natural hazards. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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意义，社会支持和复原力是创伤后增长的预测指标：2016年8月路易斯安那州洪水的研究。

在自然灾害中幸存的个体通常会出现创伤后应激症状或其他形式的心理困扰。但是，有些人会经历心理成长。鉴于全球变暖会在不久的将来增加自然灾害的发生，因此研究各种自然灾害的增长预测指标将很有帮助。本研究研究了积极的心理因素，可以作为缓冲暴露于自然灾害的负面影响的缓冲剂，特别是在2016年8月的路易斯安那州洪灾之后。志愿者参与者（N = 120）自我报告感知到的存在并在生活中寻找意义，社会支持，韧性和创伤后增长（PTG）。在控制了财产损失，创伤后压力症状，性别，宗教信仰以及种族或种族之后，存在和对意义，社会支持和韧性的搜索解释了PTG分数的显着增加。这项研究增加了人们对自然灾害应对方式的认识。（PsycInfo数据库记录（c）2020 APA，保留所有权利）。