The Effect of Family Resilience towards Household Disaster Preparedness in Coastal Coast District of Sumur, Banten
Gumgum Gumelar, Zarina Akbar, Ratna Dyah Suryaratri, Hanny Erchanis, Lussy Dwiutami Wahyuni
Faculty of Psychology
Universitas Negeri Jakarta
Abstract
The tsunami of Sunda Strait that struck Banten and Lampung on Saturday, December 22, 2018 had been claimed many lives, especially in three most affected areas, Pandeglang, Banten, and South Lampung. To minimise the causality, disaster preparedness program needs to be initiated from smallest individual setting, such as family or household. Family members need to understand the steps need to be taken for life survival and property protection during the disaster situations. This research was conducted to determine the effect of family resilience towards household disaster preparedness in response to disasters in Sumur District, Banten. The participants of this study were 174 respondents recruited from the family affected by the tsunami. Disaster Preparedness Measured by LIPI-UNESCO / ISDR Instrument and the instrument for Family Resilience by Walsh Family Resilience Framework – Questionnaire were used in this research. The finding shows that family resilience had a significant contribution to the household disaster preparedness by 27.1%. Furthermore, this study also found a high level of household disaster preparedness among families in Sumur District. However, household disaster preparedness and family resilience need to be socialized continuously due to many family members do not have adequate knowledge about disaster preparedness.
Keywords: Disaster Preparedness, Family Resiliency, Banten, Tsunamy
Topic: Urban Development and Resilient Community