Why did they "choose" to stay? Perspectives of hurricane katrina observers and survivors

Psychological Science

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 878-886

  Stephens, Nicole M ^a   Hamedani, Maryam G ^a   Markus, Hazel Rose ^a   Bergsieker, Hilary B ^b   Eloul, Liyam ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HURRICANE; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; STUDENT; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CYCLONIC STORMS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ORLEANS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650456575     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2009.02386.x     Document Type: Article

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