Earthquake as a traumatic experience: Earthquake survivors' post-earthquake reactions, meaning-making and reconstruction processes

IF 4.2 1区地球科学 Q1 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

International journal of disaster risk reduction Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2025.105402

Erhan Tunç , Gülşah Candemir

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Abstract

This qualitative study, in which the phenomenon of “being affected by an earthquake as a traumatic experience” was examined in order to contribute to the management of risk situations that may arise in possible disasters, was conducted with a interpretive/phenomenological design. The data were obtained by interviewing adults who experienced the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş (Turkey) on February 6, 2023. A semi-structured interview questions including psychological interpretation steps was used. The data obtained from the interviews were visualized using MAXQDA software and contributed to making them more understandable for the reader. Most of the participants explained the earthquake with the metaphor of “apocalypse”. It was understood that they explained the moment of the earthquake as “humming and explosion sounds”, “death” and “collapse of the building” and showed reactions such as “being under the rubble”, “helplessness”, “shock” and “praying”. In the adaptation process after the earthquake, it was observed that they felt the “need to make sense” and resorted to “social support repertoire” to cope. This study on post-earthquake reactions emphasized the individual and social effects of the earthquake.

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地震是一种创伤经历：地震幸存者的震后反应、意义创造和重建过程

这项定性研究考察了“受地震影响作为一种创伤经历”的现象，以便有助于管理可能发生灾害时可能出现的风险情况。这项研究采用了解释/现象学设计。这些数据是通过采访2023年2月6日在kahramanmaraku（土耳其）经历地震的成年人获得的。采用半结构化的访谈问题，包括心理解释步骤。从访谈中获得的数据使用MAXQDA软件进行可视化，并有助于使读者更容易理解。大多数与会者用“天启”来比喻地震。据了解，他们将地震发生的瞬间解释为“嗡嗡声和爆炸声”、“死亡”和“建筑物倒塌”，并表现出“被埋在废墟下”、“无助”、“震惊”和“祈祷”等反应。在地震后的适应过程中，我们观察到他们感到“需要有意义”，并诉诸“社会支持曲目”来应对。地震后反应的研究强调地震的个人效应和社会效应。

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International journal of disaster risk reduction GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARYMETEOROLOGY-METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

CiteScore

8.70

自引率

18.00%

发文量

688

审稿时长

79 days

期刊介绍： The International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR) is the journal for researchers, policymakers and practitioners across diverse disciplines: earth sciences and their implications; environmental sciences; engineering; urban studies; geography; and the social sciences. IJDRR publishes fundamental and applied research, critical reviews, policy papers and case studies with a particular focus on multi-disciplinary research that aims to reduce the impact of natural, technological, social and intentional disasters. IJDRR stimulates exchange of ideas and knowledge transfer on disaster research, mitigation, adaptation, prevention and risk reduction at all geographical scales: local, national and international. Key topics:- -multifaceted disaster and cascading disasters -the development of disaster risk reduction strategies and techniques -discussion and development of effective warning and educational systems for risk management at all levels -disasters associated with climate change -vulnerability analysis and vulnerability trends -emerging risks -resilience against disasters. The journal particularly encourages papers that approach risk from a multi-disciplinary perspective.