Vicarious Trauma in Natural Disaster Volunteers
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Natural disasters have a significant impact on the psychological well-being of volunteers involved in post-disaster management and recovery processes . This research examines the phenomenon of vicarious trauma experienced by natural disaster volunteers, identifying symptoms such as excessive anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and physical symptoms including chronic fatigue and headaches. Factors that influence the level of vicarious trauma include social support, previous trauma experiences, coping strategies , and resilience , as well as organizational factors such as supervisory support and workload. This research also highlights the importance of self-care strategies , social support, training, and supportive organizational approaches in overcoming vicarious trauma. Consistent implementation of these strategies can support volunteers' psychological well-being and increase the overall effectiveness of disaster relief.
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
References
Baum N. 2016. Secondary Traumatization in Mental Health Professionals : A Systematic Reviews of Gender Findings . Traumatic Violence Abuse . 17(2):221–35
Brooks SK, Dunn R, Amlôt R, Greenberg N, James Rubin G. 2016. Social and occupational factors associated with psychology distress and disorder among disaster responders : A systematic reviews . BMC Psychol . 4(1):
Cieslak R, Shoji K, Douglas A, Melville E, Luszczynska A, Benight CC. 2014. A meta- analysis of the relationships between job burnout and secondary traumatic stress among workers with indirect exposure to traumatized. Psychol Serv . 11(1):75–86
Derivois D, Cénat JM, Joseph NE, Karray A, Chahraoui K. 2017. Prevalence and determinants of post-traumatic stress disorders, anxiety and depressed symptoms on street children survivors of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, four years after . Child Abuse Negl . 67:174–81
Gjerstad SF, Nordin L, Poulsen S, Spadaro EFA, Palic S. 2024. How is trauma- focused therapy experienced by adults with PTSD? A systematic review of qualitative studies . BMC Psychol . 12(1):
Hernandez-Wolfe P, Killian K, Engstrom D, Gangsei D. 2015. Vicarious Resilience , Vicarious Trauma, and Awareness of Equity in Trauma Work . J Humanist Psychol . 55(2):153–72
Lai BS, Osborne MC, Piscitello J, Self-Brown S, Kelley M Lou. 2018. The relationship between social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms among youth exposed to a natural disaster . Eur J Psychotraumatol . 9(sup2):
Ludick M, Figley CR. 2017. Towards a mechanism for secondary trauma induction and reduction : Reimagining a theory of secondary traumatic stressed . Traumatology ( Tallahass Fla ) . 23(1):112–23
Manning - Jones S. 2016. Secondary traumatic stressful , vicarious posttraumatic growth , and coping among health professionals ; A comparative study
Maulida A, Pendidikan DP, Islam A, Al S, Bogor H. NATURAL DISASTERS IN THE PREVIOUS PEOPLE AND THE CAUSES IN THE ALQURAN PERSPECTIVE: Study of Interpretation of Maudhu'i Verse on Natural Disasters NATURAL DISASTERS IN PREVIOUS PEOPLE AND THEIR CAUSING FACTORS FROM THE ALQURAN'S PERSPECTIVE: A Study of Maudhu'i's Tafsir Verses about Natural Disasters
McNeillie N, Rose J. 2021. Vicarious trauma in therapists : A meta- ethnographic review
Molnar BE, Sprang G, Killian KD, Gottfried R, Emery V, Bride BE. 2017. Advancing science and practice for vicarious traumatization / secondary traumatic stress : A research agenda. Traumatology ( Tallahass Fla ) . 23(2):129–42
Snider Leslie, Van Ommeren M, Schafer Alison, World Health Organization ., War Trauma Foundation ., World Vision International. 2011. Psychological First Aid : Guide for Fields Workers . WorldHealth Organization
Snyder H. 2019. Literature review as research methodology : An overview and guidelines . J Bus Res . 104:333–39
Snyder M, Omoto AM. 2008. Volunteerism : Social Issues Perspectives and Social Policy Implications