TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Mexico city's residents emotional and behavioural reactions to the 19 September 2017 earthquake
JO  - Environmental research
A1  - Santos-Reyes, Jaime
A1  - Gouzeva, Tatiana
SP  - e109482
EP  - e109482
VL  - 186
IS  - 
N2  - The paper presents the results of a cross-sectional study conducted in Mexico City following the earthquake that occurred on September 19, 2017. The sample size of the study was N = 2400. The aim has been the study of people's emotional and behavioural responses during and immediately after the tremors. Some of the results and conclusions were the following: a). During the tremors, respondents coping reactions were related to escape, reaching and protecting people, and seeking shelter; b). The actions taken by the respondents immediately after the tremor were reuniting with family members, evacuation, and returning to houses; c). The emotional responses of the participants of the study were fear and surprise; d). The capital city's residents exhibited a relatively high percentage of prosocial behaviour during the seismic emergency response; e). More generally, the residents of the city should be trained on what to do during and after the tremors; moreover, key decision-makers should consider people's emotional and behavioural responses to tremors when designing plans for mass emergencies following earthquakes, such as the present case study.<br><br>Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0013-9351
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109482
ID  - ref1
ER  -