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September 14, 2026Journal of Applied Gerontology

Natural Disaster Experience, Psychosocial Mediators, and Perceived Preparedness Among Older Adults in the United States

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YDYanjun DongJJJeesoo Jung

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Survey analysis reveals disaster experience enhances perceived preparedness in older adults via self-efficacy and information seeking, highlighting the need for equitable preparedness strategies.

Key Points

  • To examine associations between prior natural disaster experience, psychosocial mediators, and perceived disaster preparedness among older adults in the United States.
  • Analyzed cross-sectional survey data from FEMA’s 2023 National Household Survey of older adults in the United States (N = 2,225).
  • Conducted path analysis to assess direct and indirect pathways linking disaster experience to perceived preparedness across racial groups (BIPOC vs. non-BIPOC).
  • Past disaster experience was associated directly and indirectly with higher perceived disaster preparedness across groups.
  • Among BIPOC older adults, preparedness was mediated by self-efficacy (B = 0.11, p < .01), information seeking (B = 0.07, p < .05), and perceived local disaster risk (B = 0.07, p < .05).
  • Among non-BIPOC older adults, indirect effects were mediated by self-efficacy (B = 0.15, p < .001) and information seeking (B = 0.10, p < .001), but not by perceived local risk.

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Dong et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b2b20926e14a848b1341https://doi.org/10.1177/07334648261465045
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