<![CDATA[The objectives of this research were to know how people in Yogyakarta defined the past earthquake that stroked them through their religion or faith point of view, and how it could affect their copying strategy in facing the condition after disaster. The data were collected using Religion/Faith Scale, Copying Strategy Scale, and interview. The respondents were taken from the victims of earthquake in County of Sleman and Bantul footed up to 80 people. The dataâ€analysis collected would be processed both qualitaâ€tively and quantitatively. On every stages of postâ€disaster condiâ€tion had developed different copying strategy among the victims. Emerge process of copying depended on the pressure condition (casuistic) and religion system that the victims believed. With the result, religion system had a very important role in affecting the copying strategy. Relation between faith and copying strategy for every victim didn’t work linear in facing situation and condition after the disaster, but made a circle. Started from a normal condition, then the disaster stroked, changed their behavioral patterns in facing problems that different from the normal one, resulting the copying behavior. The emerge of copying was varies, unique, and very casuistic. The form of copying that mostly appears based on discussion and the result of both quantitative and qualitative researches is Palliative that formed upon internal beliefs. Generally, the meaning of disaster for respondents related to Divinity as the founation for their beliefs. They defined disaster as fate from God that they had to experience. They had to accept it positively, by took the wisdom from disaster so they could get closer with God.]]>
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