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ERIC Number: EJ209185
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1979
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Natural Disasters and Human Behavior: Explanation, Research and Models.
Glenn, Christopher
Psychology: A Quarterly Journal of Human Behavior, v16 n2 p23-36 Sum 1979
A survey of published research determined that individual and group reactions to natural disasters differ greatly and depend partially on the predisaster personality. Four models are examined to explain individual and group reactions to natural disasters. A conglomerate model and a possible structure to future disaster research are offered. (Author/BEF)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Behavior Patterns, Coping, Group Dynamics, Individual Psychology, Personality Assessment, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Bibliographies
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Language: English
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