War and disaster in Sri Lanka: Depression, family adjustment and health among women heading households

Keywords

War, natural disaster, women, family, health, depression

Abstract

The civil war, lasting from 1983 to 2009, and the tsunami that struck Southeastern Asia in 2004 were major stressors that changed the demographic landscape of the northern province of Sri Lanka. The composition of families changed dramatically, with an increase in female-headed households, largely due to casualties. The conservation of resources (COR) model was applied in this study to examine relationships between risk and resiliency factors among women heading households, including women widowed by war or disaster.

Original Publication Citation

Banford Witting, A.,Lambert, J., Wickrama, K.A.T.,Thanigaseelan, S., & Merten, M. (2016). War & disaster in Sri Lanka: Depression, family functioning and health among women heading households.International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Document Type

Peer-Reviewed Article

Publication Date

2016-06-09

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5324

Publisher

International Journal of Social Psychiatry

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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