1. Determinants of coping strategies in two types of natural hazards: Flash floods and costal flooding
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Luz Adriana Muñoz-Duque, Oscar Navarro, Anaïs Ameline, Denis Mercier, Katia Zapa-Perez, Diego Restrepo-Ochoa, Ghozlane Fleury-Bahi, Université de Nantes (UN), Laboratoire de Psychologie des Pays de la Loire (LPPL), Université d'Angers (UA)-Université de Nantes - UFR Lettres et Langages (UFRLL), Université de Nantes (UN)-Université de Nantes (UN), Laboratoire de géographie physique : Environnements Quaternaires et Actuels (LGP), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Sorbonne Université (SU), Université de Nantes - UFR de Psychologie (UFRP), and French National Research Agency within the framework of the CLIMATRisk project [grant numbers ANR- 15-CE03-0002-01]
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Risk perception ,010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences ,Explanatory model ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,02 engineering and technology ,Place attachment ,01 natural sciences ,Natural hazard ,Flash flood ,Natural disaster ,Coastal flood ,Environmental planning ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Coping strategies ,021110 strategic, defence & security studies ,Flooding (psychology) ,Geology ,[SHS.GEO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Geography ,Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology ,Coastal fooding risk ,13. Climate action ,[SCCO.PSYC]Cognitive science/Psychology ,Flash food risk ,Psychology ,Safety Research - Abstract
Over recent decades, the effects of the intensity of natural disasters, especially hydro-meteorological phenomena, have increased significantly, especially in countries with rapidly-growing economies. Accordingly, it is necessary to identify the coping strategies individuals use and, in particular, their willingness to act. Cognitive and affective variables explain the presence or absence of behavioral intention. The aim of this study was to formulate and empirically test an explanatory model of coping strategies in response to two natural disaster risks: coastal flooding and flash floods. A total of 608 individuals living in Colombia, exposed to these phenomena, participated in our study (257 exposed to flash flooding and 351 to coastal flooding). Structural equation modeling allowed us to establish that although place attachment and personal involvement are constants in determining coping strategies focused on problem solving, the role of risk perception differs significantly according to the risk under study. In the case of flash floods, the longer a person has lived in a place, the more they tend to develop coping strategies to manage stress, while in the case of coastal flooding, risk perception negatively determines strategies based on emotion regulation and avoidance. These findings are discussed in the light of the literature in this field.
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- 2020
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