Generating Subjective Theories After a Disaster: The Role of Personality

Q2 Social Sciences

Revista Colombiana de Psicologia Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.15446/rcp.v30n2.79061

Ingrid González Palta, Pablo J. Castro-Carrasco, Enzo Cabrera, Paulina Jamet, Francisco Leal-Soto

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Abstract

The role of people's beliefs in their perception of disasters has been scarcely studied. In this study, we analyzed how people who experienced an earthquake and a subsequent tsunami employ subjective theories (ST) to explain their traumatic experience. This study aimed to interpret the explanations developed by a group of people about the earthquake and tsunami that took place in Chile in 2015. Thirteen episodic interviews were conducted as part of a qualitative case study. The participants' theories were grouped into four categories: the impact of personality on one's reaction to hardships; the existence of a link between personality and coping styles; the limited influence of personality on one's way of coping with difficulties; and changes in personality after experiencing hardships. These findings are discussed analyzing whether the participants' explanations could foster personal growth and psychological well-being after the catastrophe. How to cite: González-Palta, I., Castro-Carrasco, P. J., Cabrera, E., Jamet, P., & Leal-Soto, F. (2021). Generating Subjective Theories After a Disaster: The Role of Personality. Revista Colombiana de Psicología, 30(2), 13-26. https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v30n2.79061

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灾难后主观理论的产生:人格的作用

人们的信仰在他们对灾难的感知中所起的作用很少被研究。在这项研究中，我们分析了经历过地震和随后的海啸的人们如何运用主观理论(ST)来解释他们的创伤经历。这项研究旨在解释一群人对2015年智利发生的地震和海啸的解释。作为定性案例研究的一部分，进行了13次情景访谈。参与者的理论被分为四类:性格对一个人对困难的反应的影响;个性与应对方式之间存在联系;局限:个性对一个人处理困难的方式的有限影响;以及经历磨难后性格的变化。对这些发现进行了讨论，分析了参与者的解释是否能促进灾后个人的成长和心理健康。如何引用:González-Palta, I.， Castro-Carrasco, P. J, Cabrera, E.， Jamet, P.， & Leal-Soto, F.(2021)。灾难后主观理论的产生:人格的作用。哥伦比亚评论Psicología, 30(2)， 13-26。https://doi.org/10.15446/rcp.v30n2.79061

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Revista Colombiana de Psicologia Social Sciences-Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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52 weeks

期刊介绍： The Revista Colombiana de Psicología (RCP) aims to reach educational and cultural institutions interested in the psychological science, as well as psychologists and students of psychology or related disciplines. The goal of the journal is to increase public knowledge about psychology in Latin America by publishing original, peer-reviewed, articles within the several fields of psychology. In this way, RCP aims at creating a stronger academic community in this field in Latin America and to spread state-of-the-art research agendas at the international level. RCP publishes empirical and theoretical works that follow the guide lines accepted by the different scientific and theoretical perspectives in psychology, and presented as essays, meta-analysis, literature reviews and empirical studies.