Abstract
This study examined factors promoting disaster resilience. A total of 15 participants, including four males and 11 females, participated in interviews that explored four research questions: 1.) what factors influence your disaster resilience? 2.) what have you done for disaster preparedness? 3.) what factors influence your disaster preparedness? and 4.) what would be your suggestions for disaster response workers? Research findings indicate that social support networks, serving others, Hakka spirit, self-reliance, resource availability, governmental agencies, preparedness, acceptance, and spirituality have direct and positive impacts on disaster resilience. Post-disaster life events and experience of natural disaster have direct but negative impacts on disaster resilience. Preparedness and resource availability are associated with governmental agencies. Resource availability has a direct and positive impact on self-reliance. Post-disaster life events may weaken social support networks. Self-reliance is an important property of Hakka spirit, and Hakka spirit has a positive and direct impact on attitudes toward disasters. Disaster education is part of preparedness, and has a direct and positive impact on attitudes toward disasters.
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