Factors Associated With Self-Concept in Adolescent Survivors of an 8.0-Magnitude Earthquake in China

Wu, Dongmei; Jiang, Xiaolian; Ho, Kit Wan; Duan, Lijuan; Zhang, Weiqing

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“…All the other strategies were rarely mentioned or not mentioned at all, suggesting that the participants did not consider them as effective ways to help diminishing children's earthquake-related fear and sadness. On the whole, our data support Hypothesis 2a and extend previous findings on disasters in general and earthquakes in particular, which were however characterized by some contrasting results and merit further the attention of future research (An et al, 2013;Qin et al, 2016;Stratta et al, 2013;Wang & Gan, 2011;Wu et al, 2014;Yang et al, 2014;Zhang et al, 2014;Zheng et al, 2012;Zhou et al, 2015Zhou et al, , 2018.…”

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“…A smaller number of studies also examined indicators of positive psychological functioning (e.g. resilience, self-concept, self-efficacy), associated positively with problem-solving and negatively with accommodation (Stratta et al, 2013;Wu et al, 2014;Yang et al, 2014). In summary, the psychological literature suggests that different coping strategies can vary in their efficacy from case to case when applied in natural and technological disasters, including earthquakes.…”

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Adults’ expectations on children’s earthquake-related emotions and coping strategies

Raccanello

Barnaba

Rocca

et al. 2020

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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Natural disasters such as earthquakes have a highly traumatic impact on psychological functioning. Recently, the study of children's earthquake-related emotions and coping strategies has gathered attention. However, little is known on the corresponding adults' representation, adults who in case of disasters are frequently key informants on children's reactions. Examining the influence of earthquake experience, we explored adults' expectations on children's earthquake-related emotions and coping strategies. The participants were 572 Italian university students. Referring to what happens during and after earthquakes, they were asked to list children's (a) expected emotions, and (b) coping strategies for diminishing fear and sadness. We coded (a) number of fear, sadness, and anger terms; (b) presence of 13 coping strategies. We used Generalized Linear Mixed Models. Fear was more frequent than sadness, and more frequent during vs. after earthquakes (and vice versa for sadness). Some coping strategies were reported rarely, while others were more salient (i.e. problem-solving, information-seeking, self-reliance, support-seeking, and accommodation). Earthquake experience had a marginal impact. Our findings enable us to deepen knowledge on the emotional representation of earthquakes. At an applied level, they can help professionals to develop training programs aimed at increasing children's emotional preparedness.

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Adults’ expectations on children’s earthquake-related emotions and coping strategies

Raccanello

Barnaba

Rocca

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Psychology, Health & Medicine

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“…The social domain was operationalized, for example, in terms of understanding of oneself and others, or growth of communication and relationship skills (Bokszczanin, 2012 ; Yang et al, 2010 ). Regarding the motivational domain, the indicators pertained to perceived competence, self-efficacy, or self-concept (Kilmer & Gil-Rivas, 2010 ; Wu et al, 2014 ; Yang et al, 2010 ). Concerning the general domain, some indicators of adjustment related, for example, to PTG and resilience (Cryder et al, 2006 ; Kilmer & Gil-Rivas, 2010 ; Stratta et al, 2013 ).…”

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“…However, these differences vanished after three years. Regarding the motivational domain, some studies on the effects of hurricanes and earthquakes reported that perceived competence, self-efficacy, or self-concept can play a key role for post-disaster adjustment (Cryder et al, 2006 ; Kilmer & Gil-Rivas, 2010 ; Wu et al, 2014 ; Yang et al, 2010 ). Finally, some authors reported that child victims of tornados were more or less resilient in the face of adversity, with variations in recovery depending on the presence of protective factors such as self-regulation or returning to school (Vezzali et al, 2016 ).…”

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Coping Strategies and Psychological Maladjustment/Adjustment: A Meta-Analytic Approach with Children and Adolescents Exposed to Natural Disasters

Raccanello

Rocca

Barnaba

et al. 2022

Child Youth Care Forum

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Background Following disasters, children and adolescents can use coping strategies to feel better. A growing body of studies investigated the relation between them and maladjustment/adjustment, i.e., negative symptomatology/positive indicators of development. Yet, these constructs are studied separately. Objective We conducted two meta-analyses to examine the mean correlation between disaster-related coping strategies and indicators of maladjustment/adjustment following natural disasters in children and adolescents, considering the role of some moderators. Methods We used PsycINFO, PubMed, Eric, and Scopus databases to identify articles on natural disasters (filters: participants ≤ 18 years at the disaster, peer-review, English language). Inclusion required investigating the relation between at least one coping strategy and at least one indicator of maladjustment (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder, depression) and/or adjustment (e.g., self-efficacy, emotion understanding), for a total of 26 studies (k = 64, n = 9692, for maladjustment; k = 37, n = 3504, for adjustment). Results There were global positive significant correlations between coping strategies and negative symptomatology (rpooled = .23) for maladjustment, and positive indicators (rpooled = .17) for adjustment. Negative symptomatology positively correlated with escape (r = .19), social isolation (r = .15), submission (r = .64), and opposition (r = .16); positive indicators positively correlated with problem solving (r = .31), social support (r = .22), and submission (r = .30). We found a moderating role of age, disaster type, and continent for maladjustment. Conclusions The study presented an analysis of the coping strategies that can be effective for children and adolescents dealing with natural disasters.

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“…Problems that are not heavier than just physical damage are psychological damage, where many affected residents in addition to losing their homes, family lives, plus their income is lost, depleted, which means that economically they are destroyed, this is very heavy, it is natural that many victims experience severe depression after the earthquake occurred (Wu et al, 2014;Zarisman et al, 2023;Sugiura et al, 2015). In Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic theory, the cause of depression is the loss of a beloved object (Kaplan, 2010;Deler & Freyd, 2017;Salim & Darmayanti, 2020).…”

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The Self-Concept of Earthquake Victims: Phenomenology in the Village Community of Nagrak, Cianjur, West Java

Djuhardi

Trifonia

Felicia

2023

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This research is about victims of the Cianjur earthquake which occurred in November 2022. The purpose of this study is to reveal the self-concept of victims of the Cianjur earthquake, especially in Nagrak village, which has the highest number of victims. The research method used is qualitative, with phenomenology as a study of analyzing the experiences of victims namely the experiences of individuals directly affected by the Cianjur earthquake disaster. The research informants were Nagrak villagers consisting of six people namely three women and three men. The theories used are Herbert Mead's symbolic interaction theory, a theory related to self-concept, and Alfred Schutz's phenomenology theory, a distinctive theory with intersubjective meaning. The results showed that the self-concept of the people of Nagrak village affected by the earthquake considered that the earthquake event was an unforgettable traumatic experience because it was so powerful and destroyed most of their lives. The conclusion of the research shows that the self-concept of the people of Nagrak village as victims of the earthquake disaster, shows a traumatic attitude (bad experience) but seems to try to understand the traumatic feeling wisely.

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Factors Associated With Self-Concept in Adolescent Survivors of an 8.0-Magnitude Earthquake in China

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

Adults’ expectations on children’s earthquake-related emotions and coping strategies

Adults’ expectations on children’s earthquake-related emotions and coping strategies

Coping Strategies and Psychological Maladjustment/Adjustment: A Meta-Analytic Approach with Children and Adolescents Exposed to Natural Disasters

The Self-Concept of Earthquake Victims: Phenomenology in the Village Community of Nagrak, Cianjur, West Java

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