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A Study on the Coping Behavior of Older People in the Warning Phase of Disaster  

Chung, Soon-Dool (이화여자대학교 사회복지전문대학원 사회복지학과)
Park, Hyun-Ju (이화여자대학교 사회복지전문대학원 사회복지학과)
Choi, Yeo-Hee (이화여자대학교 사회복지전문대학원 사회복지학과)
Lee, Ji-Hyun (이화여자대학교 사회복지전문대학원 사회복지학과)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation / v.8, no.5, 2008 , pp. 71-76 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purposes of this study were to examine the coping behavior of the elderly in the warning phase of disaster and to explore factors influencing the coping behavior of the elderly. Data were collected from 130 senior citizens aged over 60 who are residing in Pyungchang and Injae of Kangwon province which had damaged by flood disaster in 2006. Perry & Lindell (1997)'s index, a series of six categories that represent coping behaviors which progressively approximate the action of evacuating in the warning phase of disasters was used. Results showed that respondents have high coping skills. Although Activities of Daily Living (ADL) has positive influence on the coping behavior, length of residence has negative effect on the coping behavior of the elderly. This finding proves the elderly are not uncompliant or uncooperative population in the warning phase of disaster. This result also emphasizes the importance of rapid and accurate giving of public warning system of disaster and necessity of prior notification of useful information about natural disaster and effective evacuation plan for the elderly.
Keywords
Coping behavior; The elderly; Warning phase of disaster;
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