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Evaluation of a resilience intervention for Filipino displaced survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan

Maria Regina Hechanova (Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, The Philippines)
Pierce S. Docena (Division of Social Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas Tacloban College, Tacloban City, The Philippines)
Liane Peña Alampay (Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, The Philippines)
Avegale Acosta (Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, The Philippines)
Emma E. Porio (The Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, The Philippines)
Isabel E. Melgar (Department of Psychology, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, The Philippines)
Rony Berger (Department of Emergency Medicine, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Tel Aviv, Israel)

Disaster Prevention and Management

ISSN: 0965-3562

Article publication date: 4 June 2018

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of a community-based resilience intervention for Filipino displaced survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan.

Design/methodology/approach

The researchers used a quasi-experimental and mixed-method design comparing a treatment group with a control group across three time periods: before, immediately after, and six months after the intervention.

Findings

Results showed significant improvements in survivors’ anxiety scores and resilience scores compared to those who did not undergo the program. However, although there was an increase in adaptive coping of participants immediately after the program, there was a reduction in adaptive coping behaviors for all groups six months after the program. Focus group discussions revealed this might be due to significant environmental challenges among displaced survivors.

Research limitations/implications

A limitation of the study was the lack of randomization and a small sample size due to attrition.

Practical implications

The study highlights the positive effects of culturally adapted group interventions.

Social implications

The results suggest the importance of a systemic approach to enabling the recovery of displaced survivors in developing countries.

Originality/value

This study provides evidence for a resilience intervention developed in a low-middle income country in Southeast Asia.

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Citation

Hechanova, M.R., Docena, P.S., Alampay, L.P., Acosta, A., Porio, E.E., Melgar, I.E. and Berger, R. (2018), "Evaluation of a resilience intervention for Filipino displaced survivors of Super Typhoon Haiyan", Disaster Prevention and Management, Vol. 27 No. 3, pp. 346-359. https://doi.org/10.1108/DPM-01-2018-0001

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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