Psychological growth in humanitarian aid personnel: reintegrating with family and community following exposure to war and genocide

McCormack, Lynne; Joseph, Stephen

doi:10.1080/13668803.2012.735478

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“…This can produce challenges to intrinsic moral codes especially when caught up in situations not of their own choosing. Many experience intrinsic shame, uncertainty, and moral conflict feeling torn between personal sense of responsibility, organizational requirements, and humanitarian PostAID/Q: Reliability and Validity 4 principles such as impartiality, independence, and humanity (De Torrente, 2004;Donini, et al, 2004;McCormack & Joseph, 2013).…”

Section: Humanitarian Aid Risksmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): Identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work.

McCormack¹,

Orenstein²,

Joseph³

2016

Traumatology

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Section: Humanitarian Aid Risksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In fact, a lack of uniformity persists in the recruitment, selection, training, field support, and follow up processes between various humanitarian organizations (McCall & Salama, 1999;McCormack & Joseph, 2013). Critically, there are inherent personal risks to safety from humanitarian work.…”

Section: International Humanitarian Aid Work Introductionmentioning

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Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): Identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work.

McCormack¹,

Orenstein²,

Joseph³

2016

Traumatology

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“…Similar to recent studies with veterans and [8], [22], and humanitarian personnel [14], a personal renaissance occurred for these participants through a cognitive struggle to engage differently with the world and self. As such, the participants experienced a re-emergence of empathy and love for moving forward positively.…”

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“…The women found meaning by seeking out other women early with whom they could share thoughts and feelings, facilitating the process towards positive change and growth. Expression of emotions [7] and validating social support [8], [14] are posited as two important factors for promoting positive psychological change, however the men of this study had not initially sought support. In fact, David expressed his resistance to seeking help and acknowledged that the interview was the first time he had allowed memories to flood into consciousness.…”

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“…These natural drives to seek meaning are therefore the tools that can assist growth and self-perpetuate psychological wellbeing. In fact, trauma appears to play a role in promoting positive alternate narratives by agitating a cognitive ruminative phase of sense making post trauma in veterans [8], humanitarian aid workers exposed to genocide [14]; post Southeast Asia tsunami [15], and following a terrorist attack in Bali [16]. Earlier theories of positive self-valuing combined with a nourishing environment, e.g.…”

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Rebuilding Lives: Psychological Trauma and Growth in the Aftermath of a Catastrophic Australian Bushfire

McCormack¹,

Sillick²

2017

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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Catastrophic natural disasters such as a 'blow-up' bushfire have the capacity to overwhelm authorities, ambush escape routes for humans and animals trying to flee, and destroy communities in minutes. They are increasing in frequency as the global temperature continues to rise. Despite the physical and material risks, such terrorising events are psychologically confronting and can leave individuals with traumatic distress, even psychopathology. However, little research explores the subjective interpretation of those who have been impacted physically, psychologically and financially by a catastrophic bushfire. The 'lived' experience of six participants was explored and analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Four themes emerged: surviving the terror; on patrol and guilty; no longer me/no longer us; and personal renaissance; which capture the participants' ongoing trajectory of survival, selfinterrogation, and a search for meaning and reconnection with loved ones and community. However, in the immediate period post-fire, career goals, child/parent relations, intimate relationship, and sense of community belonging were unexpectedly and negatively impacted. New perspectives were forced onto old relationships compelling these individuals to confront 'self'. Complicating recovery was a sense of betrayal at being let down, even abandoned, by first responders. Trust diminished as society quickly lost interest in their plight and it was no longer headline news. This was further compounded when financial reparation proved grossly inadequate. Slowly, acceptance of a lone journey emerged whereby the participants began to redefine life differently, examining prior roles and expectations. This positive shift in interpretation promoted positive change: increased empathy, love, and gratitude. A decade later they were able to identify that trust-in-a-future had re-emerged. This study highlights the complexity of distress and recovery for these participants and suggests community preparation and support, including financial and psychological support, is currently challenged in the aftermath of a threat that is predicted to increase in frequency in many countries.

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Effects of the severity of collective threats on people's donation intention

Chen

Liu

Luo

et al. 2021

Psychology and Marketing

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Understanding people's behavior when they are under threat is important to both researchers and practitioners. This study investigates the impact of the severity of collective threats on people's donation intention. Through a series of studies, our findings show that the severity of collective threats positively affects people's donation intention. Specifically, when a collective threat becomes more severe, people under threat tend to pay more attention to and feel empathy for others experiencing the same threat, thus increasing their donation intention. Furthermore, the positive effect of collective threat severity on people's donation intention becomes weaker when the degree of threat relief is high (vs. low). It is also found that when donation recipients are experiencing a different threat from that of donors, the positive effect of collective threat severity disappears. This study enriches our understanding of people's behavior under threat and extends the literature on social identity theory. Additionally, our results provide important managerial implications for charity organizations regarding how to increase people's donation intention by selecting appropriate locations and timings for donation activities.

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Psychological growth in humanitarian aid personnel: reintegrating with family and community following exposure to war and genocide

Cited by 50 publications

References 43 publications

Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): Identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work.

Postmission Altruistic Identity Disruption Questionnaire (PostAID/Q): Identifying humanitarian-related distress during the reintegration period following international humanitarian aid work.

Rebuilding Lives: Psychological Trauma and Growth in the Aftermath of a Catastrophic Australian Bushfire

Effects of the severity of collective threats on people's donation intention

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