Strong attachment to local communities made oil spill more stressful for many coastal residents
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 13:30
in Psychology & Sociology
In one of the first publications to present systematically collected public health data on coastal populations affected by the catastrophic oil spill of 2010, sociologists report that individuals having a stronger sense of attachment to their community exhibited higher self-reported levels of anxiety, worry, nervousness and fear.