Abstract
During the last 20 years, It was possible to see that the most of the inventoried studies concerning senior citizens in the field of disasters, deal with the frequency of psychological problems like post-traumatic stress, anxiety or depression arising after being expose to a disaster [1-6]. Other research looks at the relationship between perceived and received social support and the post-disaster health of senior citizens [2,7,8]. A limited number of researchers deal with the resiliency process of which senior citizens are a part of during disruptive events as well as the positive and negative impacts on personal values and beliefs of senior citizens [9].
Highlights
Many elderlies mentioned feeling more optimistic toward the future, because the disaster allowed them to realize that local and extra-territorial solidarity can manifest themselves in these circumstances
Many of the interviewed elderly mentioned that their beliefs in God helped them face the hardships
The hardships lived at the human relationship level in the first months following the disaster, because of the different stresses made way for deeper feelings, a better comprehension and communication as well as an undeniable mutual support
Summary
Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Quebec in Chicoutimi, Canada To Cite This Article: Danielle Maltais, Elderly after a Disaster: Not Only Victims but also Resilient People. 2020 - 8(3). AJBSR.MS.ID.001262. DOI: 10.34297/AJBSR.2020.08.001262
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