Medical and psychological effects of the threat of compulsory relocation for an American Indian tribe
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1988
Abstract
The psychological and medical impact of the threat of compulsory relocation (CRE) on 79 Native Americans (aged 18–99 yrs) due to the proposed construction of a dam were assessed using Langner's Screening Scale of Psychopathy (LSSP), Rotter's Internal–External Locus of Control Scale, and community medical data. Ss' feelings about CRE were assessed through a Likert-type rating scale. The same data were collected from 75 culturally similar Native-American controls (aged 18–81 yrs). An ancillary study calibrated the LSSP for the population under study, using 32 full-blooded Native Americans (aged 18–71 yrs) with known psychiatric diagnoses. CRE Ss experienced significantly more severe psychological distress and made significantly more use of medical services compared with controls, and they also perceived the effects of the dam to be as distressing as the death of a loved one. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)
Original Publication Citation
O'Sullivan, M. J., & Handal, P. J. (1988). Medical and psychological effects of the threat of compulsory relocation for an American Indian tribe. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 2, 3-19.
Digital Commons @ LMU & LLS Citation
O'Sullivan, Michael J., "Medical and psychological effects of the threat of compulsory relocation for an American Indian tribe" (1988). Psychological Science Faculty Works. 101.
https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/psyc_fac/101
