Children's emotional experience two years after an earthquake: An exploration of knowledge of earthquakes and associated emotions.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We explored whether and how the exposure to a natural disaster such as the 2012 Emilia Romagna earthquake affected the development of children's emotional competence in terms of understanding, regulating, and expressing emotions, after two years, when compared with a control group not exposed to the earthquake. We also examined the role of class level and gender.

Method

The sample included two groups of children (n = 127) attending primary school: The experimental group (n = 65) experienced the 2012 Emilia Romagna earthquake, while the control group (n = 62) did not. The data collection took place two years after the earthquake, when children were seven or ten-year-olds. Beyond assessing the children's understanding of emotions and regulating abilities with standa

SUBMITTER: Raccanello D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5738038 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature