Grimm, Anna, Hulse, Lynn ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5582-3520 and Schmidt, Silke (2012) Human responses to disasters: a pilot study on peritraumatic emotional and cognitive processing. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 8 (1). pp. 112-138. ISSN 1841-0413 (doi:10.5964/ejop.v8i1.303)

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Abstract

This research article presents the qualitative development and cross-cultural pilot testing of a new instrument measuring emotional and cognitive processing during disasters. The instrument was developed according to a theoretical framework based on narratives from survivors of different types of disaster across Europe. Peritraumatic emotions and cognitions were assessed at three different stages of a disaster. The pilot study consisted of 311 participants responding to the questionnaire using scenario versions of disasters as well as 25 survivors working through the questionnaire using their experiences of real disasters. Both types of analysis were performed across seven countries. Differences in emotions and cognitions during the course of a disaster were displayed. Also, gender, the type of scenario participants were allocated to, and professional experience of emergencies led to differences in item response. As there was little difference between survivors’ and scenario participants’ responses, the use of a scenario in order to test pilot forms of questionnaires for purposive samples with certain characteristics such as limited sizes or access can be supported. For future research, the instrument should be field tested. It is envisaged it will be beneficial for a cross-cultural understanding of the influence of peritraumatic emotions and cognitions not only on posttraumatic psychological outcomes but also on related behavioural responses displayed during disasters.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	[1] Citation: GRIMM, A., HULSE, L., SCHMIDT, S.. Human Responses to Disasters: A Pilot Study on Peritraumatic Emotional and Cognitive Processing. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, North America, 8, feb. 2012. Available at: <http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/303>. Date accessed: 23 Apr. 2012. [2] This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. [3] This journal is published by PsychOpen. PsychOpen is operated by Leibniz-Institute for Psychology Information.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	cross-cultural development, disaster research, pilot study, peritraumatic emotion and cognition, risk perception
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Pre-2014 Departments:	School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences > Department of Computer Science
Related URLs:	Publisher Organisation
Last Modified:	14 Oct 2016 15:57
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/8172

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