Together and Safe: Mothers' Experiences with Communicating to their Children About Wildfires Before, During, and After Evacuation

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dc.contributor.advisorZwiers, Michael
dc.contributor.authorStone, Jezzamyn
dc.contributor.committeememberCairns, Sharon
dc.contributor.committeememberMendaglio, Sal
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-03T16:45:44Z
dc.date.available2017-10-03T16:45:44Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractThe 2016 Horse River wildfire in Northern Alberta devastated the community of Fort McMurray and surrounding areas, forcing residents to evacuate from their homes with little notice. Parents’ approach and style of communicating to their children about this event is critical in supporting family adaptability, resiliency, and children’s competence in making sense and meaning from their experience. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, the researchers sought to understand how parents make sense of their communication strategies to their children surrounding the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfire evacuation. Parents’ patterns of supporting their children were identified in the interviews of six Fort McMurray residents regarding their evacuation experiences. Results indicated three overarching themes of parents’ approaches to support: constructing realities, shaping values, and fostering independent construction. Understanding how parents effectively navigate natural disaster evacuations will assist professionals in meeting families’ needs in disasters and times of stress.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStone, J. (2017). Together and Safe: Mothers' Experiences with Communicating to their Children About Wildfires Before, During, and After Evacuation (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28461en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28461
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/4194
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducational Psychology
dc.subjectEducation--Guidance and Counseling
dc.subjectEducation--Language and Literature
dc.subjectCanadian Studies
dc.subjectIndividual and Family Studies
dc.subjectEnvironmental Sciences
dc.subjectMental Health
dc.subjectPsychology--Developmental
dc.subjectPsychology--Social
dc.subject.otherNatural Disaster
dc.subject.otherWildfire
dc.subject.otherEvacuation
dc.subject.otherPost-disaster recovery
dc.subject.otherCoping
dc.subject.otherMeaning making
dc.subject.otherSense making
dc.subject.othercommunication
dc.subject.otherParent
dc.subject.otherParent-child
dc.subject.otherMother
dc.subject.otherMiddle Childhood
dc.subject.otherInterpretative Phenomenological Analysis
dc.subject.otherQualitative research
dc.subject.otherFort McMurray
dc.subject.otherAlberta
dc.titleTogether and Safe: Mothers' Experiences with Communicating to their Children About Wildfires Before, During, and After Evacuation
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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