Coping in the Emergency Context

Abstract

Coping style has been examined across a variety of stressful encounters, but surprisingly little is known about coping in the emergency or disaster context. Examines coping strategies and impact of events in emergency workers who generally have not been exposed to major events in the course of their emergency role. The profile of scores suggests that emergency workers are problem‐focused and are less inclined to assuage problems through emotion‐focused coping, thus supporting the popular notion of emergency workers as task‐oriented and committed to action. Discusses the extent to which this profile may enhance wellbeing and prevent stress symptoms following emergency events.

Citation

Moran, C.C. and Britton, N.R. (1994), "Coping in the Emergency Context", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 3 No. 4, pp. 27-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/09653569410076775