Compassion in Crisis: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Flood Survivors and First Responders

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dc.contributor.advisorBrooks, Ann K.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Moira C.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCoryell, Joellen E.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberO'Malley, Michael P.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBradstreet, Frederick
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-13T20:59:37Z
dc.date.available2016-10-13T20:59:37Z
dc.date.issued2016-08
dc.description.abstractThis research explored compassion as experienced by individuals and first-responders during and after a natural disaster. The participants for this study are those who were involved in the flood event which ravaged Wimberley, Texas, on Memorial Day weekend of 2015. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, this study focused on personal meaning and sense-making of first responders and flood survivors, with particular attention to the experience of compassionate acts. During this flood event, news personnel and professional disaster responders classified individual and group acts of compassion as extraordinary. The research found that responders and helpers addressed the extended and relational selves of the survivors and thus exhibited compassionate care. These acts of compassion enabled the survivors to move forward during and after the crisis due to the acts of the responders and helpers.  
dc.description.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education, and School Psychology
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dc.format.extent179 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationMartin, M. C. (2016). <i>Compassion in crisis: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of flood survivors and first responders</i> (Unpublished dissertation). Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/6299
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectCompassion
dc.subjectCrisis
dc.subjectFirst responders
dc.titleCompassion in Crisis: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Flood Survivors and First Responders
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.departmentCounseling, Leadership, Adult Education and School Psychology
thesis.degree.disciplineAdult, Professional, and Community Education
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy

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