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What Is Solastalgia and How Is It Measured? SOS, a Validated Scale in Population Exposed to Drought and Forest Fires

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  • Cristian Cáceres

    (Laboratory of Methodology, Behavioral Sciences, and Neurosciences, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile)

  • Marcelo Leiva-Bianchi

    (Laboratory of Methodology, Behavioral Sciences, and Neurosciences, Faculty of Psychology, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile)

  • Carlos Serrano

    (Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Autonomous University of Chile, Talca Campus, Talca 3460000, Chile)

  • Yony Ormazábal

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile)

  • Carlos Mena

    (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile)

  • Juan Carlos Cantillana

    (Faculty of Administration and Economics, Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana, Santiago 8320000, Chile)

Abstract

Solastalgia is a recent concept that refers to disruptive psychological responses in people exposed to environmental degradation. The aim of this study was to determine the number of dimensions solastalgia has using a sample of people exposed to the effects of climate change in the coastal dry land of Maule region, Chile. In order to achieve this, a Scale Of Solastalgia (SOS) was designed and then validated, by means of applying it to 223 inhabitants at the municipalities of Pencahue ( n = 105) and Curepto ( n = 118), who were also evaluated by the Short Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Rating Interview (SPRINT-E). Using robust validation methods (Parallel factor analysis and Omega), two dimensions were obtained for solastalgia: solace and algia . Both correlate with the SPRINT-E scale (r = 0.150, p < 0.01 and r = 0.359, p < 0.01, respectively) and have 58% sensitivity and 67% specificity to detect cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Like PTSD, solastalgia is related to psychopathologies expected after disasters and also presents a spatial pattern where the concentration of positive cases occurs in places of greater exposure to environmental change or degradation.

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  • Cristian Cáceres & Marcelo Leiva-Bianchi & Carlos Serrano & Yony Ormazábal & Carlos Mena & Juan Carlos Cantillana, 2022. "What Is Solastalgia and How Is It Measured? SOS, a Validated Scale in Population Exposed to Drought and Forest Fires," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:20:p:13682-:d:949480
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