Coping with environmental stressors: A study on coping mechanisms of the Payatas community

• Main Authors: Hebrio, Feona B., Nava, Melissa G., Torre, Mikhail K.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2008
• Subjects: Risk management > Philippines; Stress management > Philippines; Stress (Psychology) > Philippines; Adjustment (Psychology) > Philippines; Disasters > Philippines > Psychological aspects; Hazardous geographic environment > Philippines
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/9968
• Institution: De La Salle University

The study describes how residents of Payatas cope with environmental hazards. 30 respondents were obtained through a non-probability purposive sampling and underwent a semi-structured interviewed in what they perceive as threats in the environment and how they appraise the threat, how they appraise...