Vicarious Trauma and Natural Disasters: A Transcendental Phenomenological Analysis of the Experiences of Families of Typhoon Haiyan Survivors

• Main Authors: Tan, Arvin Jeremy N, Jardeleza, Andrew O, Sta Maria, Florian Antoinette P, Teng-Calleja, Mendiola
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: vicarious trauma; domestic migrants; Typhoon Haiyan; Typhoon Yolanda; transcendental phenomenology; natural disasters; Clinical Psychology; Psychology
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/86; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1085&context=psychology-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Using transcendental phenomenology, we examined the experience of vicarious trauma in the context of natural disasters. We specifically looked at the narratives of domestic migrants whose family members were Typhoon Haiyan survivors. Findings show that the survivors’ families experienced painful and...