In this study, we examined religiosity and social support as predictors of resilience after a devastating flood. Three flood exposure groups of primarily middle-aged and older adults were compared: (1) non-flooded adults as controls, (2) once-flooded adults with structural damage to homes and property in the 2016 flood, and (3) twice-flooded adults who had relocated inland because of prior catastrophic losses in the 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and then flooded again in 2016. Resilience was assessed using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Correlation analyses confirmed that older age was correlated with higher religiosity, charitable work done for others, and resilience. Regression analyses indicated that religious beliefs and coping, social support, and charitable work done for others were associated with higher levels of resilience, whereas flood damage was unrelated to resilience. Implications for current views on post-disaster adversity and resilience in later life are discussed.

在这项研究中，我们将宗教信仰和社会支持作为灾难性洪水后复原力的预测指标进行了检验。比较了三个主要由中年和老年人组成的洪水暴露组：（1）作为对照的非洪水成年人，（2）在 2016 年洪水中对房屋和财产造成结构性破坏的曾经被洪水淹没的成年人，以及（3）两次-由于先前在 2005 年卡特里娜飓风和丽塔飓风中的灾难性损失而迁移到内陆的成年人被洪水淹没，然后在 2016 年再次被洪水淹没。使用康纳戴维森复原力量表 (CD-RISC) 评估复原力。相关性分析证实，年龄较大与更高的宗教信仰、为他人所做的慈善工作和复原力相关。回归分析表明，宗教信仰和应对、社会支持、为他人所做的慈善工作与更高水平的复原力相关，而洪水破坏与复原力无关。讨论了当前对灾后逆境和晚年复原力的看法的影响。