Abstract

This research aimed to conceptualize and examine the factors of resilience for individual and community mental health recovery in disaster situations. Although the concept of disaster resilience has received increasing attention from various academic disciplines over the past three decades, it still lacks a unified definition and understanding of the factors that influence it. To address this, we conducted a review and discussion of various approaches and theories dealing with the resilience in disaster contexts in order to establish the foundation for an integrated conceptualization of disaster resilience for the future research. The resilience factors were also comprehensively introduced at both the individual and community levels. For individual resilience, factors such as social networks, self-management and regulation, coping efficacy and flexibility, and positive emotions were presented. The community resilience factors encompassed social capital, such as communication systems, trust, shared norms, and socio-cultural identity.