O'Connell Erin, Abbott Roger P, White Robert S
Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Research Associate, The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Disasters. 2017 Oct;41(4):803-827. doi: 10.1111/disa.12227. Epub 2017 Jan 30.
A number of studies have examined emotional and belief responses following a disaster, yet there has been limited comparative analysis of responses to disasters in different places. This paper reviews the results of 366 questionnaires that evaluated key emotional and belief concepts in Haiti after the earthquake on 12 January 2010 (n=212) and in Indonesia after the earthquake in Yogyakarta on 27 May 2006 (n=154). The results indicate significant differences between the responses in the two settings, particularly in relation to feelings of impunity, self-blame for the disaster, regret about pre-earthquake behaviour, and a sense of justice in the world. Furthermore, the impacts of age, education, and gender on responses also were different in the two case study sites. Overall, the results suggest that understanding the cultural, religious, and social contexts of different disaster locales is important in comprehending the emotions and beliefs that manifest themselves in the wake of a major disaster.
许多研究考察了灾难后的情绪和信念反应，但对不同地区灾难反应的比较分析有限。本文回顾了366份调查问卷的结果，这些问卷评估了2010年1月12日海地地震后（n = 212）以及2006年5月27日印度尼西亚日惹地震后（n = 154）的关键情绪和信念概念。结果表明，这两种情况下的反应存在显著差异，特别是在有罪不罚感、对灾难的自责、对震前行为的悔恨以及对世界正义感方面。此外，年龄、教育程度和性别对反应的影响在两个案例研究地点也有所不同。总体而言，结果表明，了解不同灾难地区的文化、宗教和社会背景对于理解重大灾难后显现出的情绪和信念很重要。
