Individuals’ religiosity and emotional coping in response to disasters

Lim, Jungkyu Rhys; Liu, Brooke Fisher; Egnoto, Michael; Roberts, Holly A.

doi:10.1111/1468-5973.12263

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Individuals’ religiosity and emotional coping in response to disasters

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2019
By Lim, Jungkyu Rhys ; Liu, Brooke Fisher ; Egnoto, Michael ; ...

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Journal Title:

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
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Lim, Jungkyu Rhys ; Liu, Brooke Fisher ; Egnoto, Michael ; Roberts, Holly A.
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OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
Description:

Providing information to help individuals cope physically and psychologically with a disaster is critical in crisis communication. However, how individuals cope is relatively understudied. In particular, researchers have examined how people emotionally cope during different types of crises, but not in a natural disaster context and not religiosity. Yet, religiosity can be important during disasters, given that about 89% of adults in the United States believe in God (Pew Research Center, 2014). Through ten focus groups (N = 77) and a survey (N = 1,484), this study examines how residents of the Southeast United States cope in response to tornadoes. Findings indicate that participants experience anxiety and fear during a tornado, but fear and hope trigger physical action taking (e.g., sheltering in place or collecting supplies). Prayer during a tornado does not significantly predict action taking. Religiosity significantly predicts physical action taking.
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Management, Monitoring, Policy And Law Management Information Systems Management, Monitoring, Policy And Law Management, Monitoring, Policy And Law
Source:

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 27(4), 331-345
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12263
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0966-0879 ; 1468-5973
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Wiley
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Journal Article
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Grant no. NA15OAR4590237
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