Families and Faith-based Communities After a Disaster: Successes and Failures in the Wakes of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Marks, Loren D.; Hatch, Trevan; Lu, Yaxin; Cherry, Katie E.

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“…Trying to capture the truths from the diverse array of pain-filled, hope-tinged, and resilience-revealing stories behind Hurricane Katrina's immediate aftermath and over the years since the storm (Cherry 2015;Marks et al 2015) has been especially challenging…but also humbling and life enriching. As researchers and as human beings we learned much from the often remarkable participants who allowed us to step on to their personal sacred ground.…”

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“…For example, in our recent work we have discussed not only how faith communities reportedly served as a profound support (in many instances) but also that when a faith community or congregation to which an individual or family is closely tied lets them down or fails them Bit [is] both disappointing and hurtful in ways that … elicit deeper frustration and pain than failures by secular agencies and institutions^(cf. Marks et al 2015;Marks and Dollahite 2001, p. 636). 23 Daly (2008) has noted that BIn both art and science, representation is the symbolic means by which we portray aspects of reality^(p. 16).…”

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A Pragmatic, Step-by-Step Guide for Qualitative Methods: Capturing the Disaster and Long-Term Recovery Stories of Katrina and Rita

Marks

2015

Curr Psychol

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This paper commences with candid warnings about the difficulties of publishing and funding qualitative research along with a brief discussion regarding why these difficulties persist. The paper then provides a methodological tour of the qualitative portion of the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study (LHAS), a mixed-method study of psychological health, coping, and adjustment during the immediate and longer term aftermath of the 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Next, I provide a proven, pragmatic guide to navigate through a qualitative research project from development to completion. A guide for doing solo qualitative (Bmonk/nun in a cell^) work is provided (Table 1) but the article focuses on the Four-Phase, Team-Based (or BQuad-Squad^) Method. This method, originally designed for solo researchers, has been adapted for team-based application (including the extensive utilization of undergraduate and graduate students). The method is presented as a pragmatic and productive approach to publishing more valid, reliable, and rigorous qualitative research.This paper provides a methodological tour of the qualitative portion of the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study (LHAS), a mixed-method study that has, for the past decade, examined psychological health, coping, and adjustment during the immediate and longterm aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The article also provides a proven, pragmatic guide to navigate through a qualitative research project from development to completion. This approach, originally designed for solo researchers, has been adapted for team-based application (including the extensive utilization of undergraduate and Curr Psychol

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A Pragmatic, Step-by-Step Guide for Qualitative Methods: Capturing the Disaster and Long-Term Recovery Stories of Katrina and Rita

Marks

2015

Curr Psychol

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“…In Theme 3, presented next, we address the prosocial theme of brotherly kindness and strangers helping strangers (see also, Marks, Cherry, Hatch, & Lu, in press). …”

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Looking for the Silver Lining: Benefit Finding After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Middle-Aged, Older, and Oldest-Old Adults

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Looking for potentially positive outcomes is one way that people cope with stressful events. In two studies, we examined perceived “silver linings” after the 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita among indirectly affected adults. In Study 1, middle-aged (ages 47–64 years), older (ages 65–89 years), and oldest-old (ages 90–95 years) adults in the Louisiana Healthy Aging Study (LHAS) responded to an open-ended question on perceived silver linings in a longitudinal assessment carried out during the immediate impact (1 to 4 months after landfall) and post-disaster recovery phase (6 to 14 months post-storm). Qualitative grounded theory methods were employed to analyze these narrative data. Team-based coding yielded three core themes: (1) learning experience and better preparedness for future disasters, (2) having improved cities (Baton Rouge and New Orleans), and (3) an increase in “Good Samaritan” acts such as strangers helping one another. Responses were similar across age groups, although older adults were the least likely to report positive outcomes. Study 2 was a conceptual replication using a different sample of adults (ages 31 to 82 years) tested at least five years after the storms. A learning experience and preparedness core theme replicated Study 1’s findings while improved social cohesion amongst family and friends emerged as a new core theme in Study 2. These data indicate that identifying lessons learned and potentially positive outcomes are psychological reactions that may facilitate post-disaster coping and foster resilience for indirectly affected adults in the years after disaster.

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“…With limited opportunities for participation in services held at formal places of worship, disaster survivors may turn to spirituality to find a greater sense of meaning (Park, ) or to counter disaster‐related distress (Cherry et al., ). Alternatively, disappointment or disillusionment with traditional denominations’ disaster response may have driven survivors away from institutionally bounded religions after the 2005 storm (Marks, Hatch, Lu, & Cherry, ). The present findings imply that perceived spiritual support may facilitate disaster survivors’ adaptation to adversities in the years after multiple disasters leading to resilient outcomes, although further research is necessary before firm conclusions would be warranted.…”

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Spirituality, Humor, and Resilience After Natural and Technological Disasters

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Families and Faith-based Communities After a Disaster: Successes and Failures in the Wakes of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Cited by 9 publications

References 23 publications

A Pragmatic, Step-by-Step Guide for Qualitative Methods: Capturing the Disaster and Long-Term Recovery Stories of Katrina and Rita

A Pragmatic, Step-by-Step Guide for Qualitative Methods: Capturing the Disaster and Long-Term Recovery Stories of Katrina and Rita

Looking for the Silver Lining: Benefit Finding After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Middle-Aged, Older, and Oldest-Old Adults

Spirituality, Humor, and Resilience After Natural and Technological Disasters

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