Open AccessThe Life Process of Children Who Survived the Manjil Earthquake: A Decaying or Renewing Process
Author(s) -
Abbas Shamsalinia,
Fatemeh Ghaffari,
Nahid Dehghan–Nayeri,
Sarieh Poortaghi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
plos currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2157-3999
DOI - 10.1371/currents.dis.dd88534c0ab58b02d225709b77c861a0
Subject(s) - nonprobability sampling , grounded theory , psychological intervention , data collection , process (computing) , psychology , theoretical sampling , qualitative property , qualitative research , medicine , environmental health , computer science , sociology , social science , psychiatry , population , machine learning , operating system
Among earthquake survivors, children are more vulnerable than other age groups due to their exposure to harrowing scenes of devastation as well as their drastically new living situations that result from an earthquake disaster. The life process of children survivors undergoes many different changes that are affected by a wide range of factors. Understanding the life process of these children may lead to effective outcomes and interventions. In addition, observing children survivors establishes knowledge and understanding of the challenges that correspond with earthquake disasters. Further, observing this group may be further effective in decision-making and establishing types of assistance in similar circumstances.