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Psychosocial Reaction and Trauma After a Natural Disaster: The Role of Coping Behavior
Author(s) -
Fahrudin Adi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asian social work and policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1753-1411
pISSN - 1753-1403
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-1411.2012.00070.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , coping (psychology) , clinical psychology , psychology , multilevel model , natural disaster , social support , psychotherapist , physics , machine learning , meteorology , computer science
This study examined the relationship between psychosocial reaction, coping behavior and trauma among natural disaster survivors in W est J ava, I ndonesia. One hundred and one subjects were studied. The roles of coping behavior as a moderating factor were also tested. Psychosocial reaction during disaster and coping behavior were significantly correlated with trauma. Hierarchical regression analysis found that coping behavior was a significant potential moderating variable in terms of correlation between psychosocial reaction and trauma after a natural disaster.