Abstract

Introduction

Earthquakes are natural disasters that cause many fatalities due to lack of preparedness. The most vulnerable group in this situation are women, especially late adolescents aged 18–21 years whose psychological wellbeing is important for their development. This study aims to discuss the relationship between psychological well-being and earthquake disaster preparedness on faculty of nursing students at the University of Indonesia (FIK UI).

Methods

The study design used a descriptive correlational method with a cross sectional approach. Purposive and simple random sampling were used. 198 students responded who, according to the inclusion criteria, were active students of FIK UI with an age range of 17–21 years who enrolled in 2015–2017 and had experienced an earthquake. Data was collected using a demographic data questionnaire, a Ryff psychological well-being questionnaire (validity 0.660–0.703, reliability 0.727) and an earthquake disaster preparedness questionnaire (validity 0.610, reliability 0.948) Data analysis was performed using univariate and bivariate analysis. This research has been ethically approved from Research Ethics Committee FIK UI with registration no. 86/UN2.F12.D/HKP.02.04/2019.

Results

In general, FIK UI students were found to have optimal psychological well-being and earthquake disaster preparedness. The results of the statistical tests showed that there was a significant relationship between psychological well-being and earthquake disaster preparedness (p = 0.015), with odds ratio (OR) 4.517.

Conclusion

This research is expected to form a basis for developing female mental health promotion programs to maintain and improve psychological well-being and earthquake disaster preparedness.

Keywords: Disasters; earthquake preparedness; students; psychological well-being