The role of psychological adaptations in the forming of students behavioral adaptations in dealing with volcano eruptions in disaster-prone areas of Mount Merapi

Abstract

Students' psychological ability to adapt to disaster conditions will be determined by their location in places prone to eruption disasters. However, psychological abilities are often forgotten because their effects are not directly visible. This study aims to find out the role of psychological adaptation on student behavior in disaster-prone areas of Mount Merapi. This is a quantitative correlational research and the subjects are high school students who live in Mount Merapi's disaster-prone area III. In this study, data was collected using questionnaires, interviews and observations and data was analyzed using regression analysis. The results showed that psychological abilities affect students' behavior in adapting to the conditions of the Mount Merapi eruption. In addition, adaptation is unrelated to gender; female and male students should have equal knowledge and awareness of the Mount Merapi eruption disaster. Female students also need to be involved in every process of disaster adaptation in order to create a resilient generation in the future.