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“I Need to be Strong!”: The Lived Experiences of Davao Rescuers

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Psych Educ Multidisc J, 2024, 24 (7), 754-767, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13627631, ISSN 2822-4353
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Abstract

Disasters occur during unanticipated events, in which immediate responses are needed under the process of rescue and relief operations. Rescuers play an important role during disasters and catastrophes, they ensure that public safety is prioritized. Rescuers deal with various rescue operations, and it was evident that they have faced challenging experiences going through emergencies and disaster responses. Although these duties are essential to the community, they are taxing on rescuers and increase their risk of trauma over time which may lead to poor performance at work, job dissatisfaction, and sleep deprivation. emergencies are unpredictable and cause destructive effects on our society, it has become an important research project in the field of crisis management for the development of scientific coping mechanisms and to improve rescuers' resilience. Psychological distress was experienced during disasters which affected the rescuers emotionally. Given that emergencies are unpredictable and cause destructive effects on our society, it has become an important research project in the field of crisis management for the development of scientific coping mechanisms and to improve rescuers' resilience.

Keywords coping mechanisms experiences, rescuers, rescue operations,
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This paper University of Mindanao — Philippines University of Mindanao 4 authors Maejan Bilao — corresponding author MB Maejan Bilao ✉ Rose Eden Dagohoy RD Rose Eden Dagohoy Kriziella Alexandra Elman KE Kriziella Alexandra Elman Silvino Josol SJ Silvino Josol

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Bibliographic Information

Maejan Bilao, Rose Eden Dagohoy, Kriziella Alexandra Elman, Silvino Josol, (2024). “I Need to be Strong!”: The Lived Experiences of Davao Rescuers, Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 24(7): 754-767
Bibtex Citation
@article{maejan_bilao2024pemj,
author = {Maejan Bilao and Rose Eden Dagohoy and Kriziella Alexandra Elman and Silvino Josol},
title = {“I Need to be Strong!”: The Lived Experiences of Davao Rescuers},
journal = {Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal},
year = {2024},
volume = {24},
number = {7},
pages = {754-767},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.13627631},
url = {https://scimatic.org/show_manuscript/3522}
}
APA Citation
Bilao, M., Dagohoy, R.E., Elman, K.A., Josol, S., (2024). “I Need to be Strong!”: The Lived Experiences of Davao Rescuers. Psychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 24(7), 754-767. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13627631

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