Biography
Biography: Christine Fu
Abstract
We will conduct dyadic interviews between caregivers and adolescent children. 350 caregiver surveys and 200 adolescent surveys from 20 communities in Sri Lanka that were greatly affected by the 2004 tsunami will be conducted. This assessment will evaluate outcomes from a humanitarian agency's integrated approach to community development and rehabilitation after experiencing a natural disaster. The household survey measures household resilience, poverty as well as the factors that effect resilience, including maternal and child health, water and sanitation, economic livelihoods and education. The adolescent survey measures adolescent resilience, hope, social support, family relationships and education. Dyad analysis between caregiver and adolescent will be conducted across key variables of interest, such as resilience and subjective well-being. Factor analyses and/or regression analyses will be used to test for moderating and mediating effects on resilience and other key variables. We will also explore correlations and test for differences by age, gender and intervention exposure. Data collection and analysis for this study will commence July-September 2014. We will be able to provide you with an updated abstract with preliminary findings in fall 2014.