Abstract
Objective: To assess the effect of psychological intervention on social support condition of the first settlers in Dan jiangkou reservoir area. Methods: Using the Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) to measure the social support condition of the first batch of immigrants before and after the intervention, and then compare it with the immigrants who were not intervened. Results: Compared with the immigrants who were not intervened, the immigrants who received intervention have a higher score on the availability of social support ( P Conclusion: Psychological intervention can improve the social support condition for immigrants, especially in enhancing the availability of social support.
Highlights
Social support is an interpersonal system, taking the individual as the core
Since Dan jiangkou reservoir served as the source of the diverted water, the life of residents living in this area was totally disturbed
Subjects were the first batch of immigrants who moved out Xichuan county, Dan jiangkou reservoir in 2010
Summary
Social support is an interpersonal system, taking the individual as the core. Previous prospective study found that, it increased the risk of death among people who suffered from the poor quality or the lacking of social relations. Both human and animals experiments showed that social isolation was a risk factor of death[2]. The immigration for of South-to-North Water Diversion Project was mandatory, and residents were forced to move to new places. Unwillingness of leaving the former residence along with the unaccustomedness to the resettlement leaved psychological trauma among these immigrants. This study assessed the intervention of quo-immigrants’ social support and explored the effectiveness of this measures, which may provide useful information and advice to the policy-makers about psychological comfort for immigrants
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