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Spiritual Meaning Making and Trauma Recovery: Evaluation of a Psycho-social Intervention for Earthquake Survivors in Turkey

Muhammed Kızılgeçit, Nesrullah Okan, Yasin Demir, Murat Cinici, YUNUS EMRE TEMİZ, Fatma Betuel Toprak, Emrullah Akca, Nurun Nisa Bayram, Rahime Sule Onen, Seyma Nur Kayacan, Tansu Cinici, Fuat Karabulut

Journal of Religion and Health Cilt 64 · Sayı 5 · ss. 4147–4168 · 01.10.2025
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This study sets out to develop a psycho-social model for assessing the effectiveness of spiritually oriented logotherapy for earthquake victims with PTSD following the 6 February 2023, Kahramanmara & scedil; earthquake in Turkey. The findings of this study will undoubtedly contribute to the development of post-disaster spiritual support services. We developed and implemented a six-week "Psycho-Social Training Programme through Spiritually Oriented Meaning" in the cities of Malatya, Elaz & imath;& gbreve; and Kahramanmara & scedil;, which were significantly affected by the earthquake. A randomised controlled trial (RCT) design was used, with participants randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group. Pre-test and post-test assessments were conducted to evaluate the programme's impact. The findings were clear: the programme significantly reduced PTSD symptoms (p < .05), proving the effectiveness of a meaning-oriented approach in the survivors' healing process. Additionally, the programme made a positive contribution to spiritual support services and provided a model to meet post-disaster psychological needs. This programme demonstrated its potential as an effective method for addressing PTSD and enhancing spiritual recovery in earthquake survivors.

Anahtar kelimeler

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Spiritually oriented logotherapy Psycho-social support Earthquake victims Meaning focussed healing

Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Amaçları

  • SKA 3: Sağlıklı Bireyler

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Kızılgeçit, M., Okan, N., Demir, Y., Cinici, M., TEMİZ, Y. E., Toprak, F. B., Akca, E., Bayram, N. N., Onen, R. S., Kayacan, S. N., Cinici, T., & Karabulut, F. (2025). Spiritual Meaning Making and Trauma Recovery: Evaluation of a Psycho-social Intervention for Earthquake Survivors in Turkey. Journal of Religion and Health, 64(5), 4147–4168. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02183-5

BibTeX 
@article{kizilgecit2025-125135,
  author = {Kızılgeçit, Muhammed and Okan, Nesrullah and Demir, Yasin and Cinici, Murat and TEMİZ, YUNUS EMRE and Toprak, Fatma Betuel and Akca, Emrullah and Bayram, Nurun Nisa and Onen, Rahime Sule and Kayacan, Seyma Nur and Cinici, Tansu and Karabulut, Fuat},
  title = {Spiritual Meaning Making and Trauma Recovery: Evaluation of a Psycho-social Intervention for Earthquake Survivors in Turkey},
  journal = {Journal of Religion and Health},
  year = {2025},
  volume = {64},
  number = {5},
  pages = {4147--4168},
  issn = {0022-4197},
  doi = {10.1007/s10943-024-02183-5},
  url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/125135-spiritual-meaning-making-and-trauma-recovery-evaluation-of-a-psycho-social}
}