Abstract :
ABSTRACT
This study aims to determine the extent of the impact of the flood disaster on the
psychological conditions of early childhood in Meli village, North Luwu district.
In order to be a reference material and information in dealing with children who
are experiencing psychological disorders due to disasters. The research method
used is a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach. In collecting
data, researchers used the method of observation, interviews and documentation
of two main informants and two supporting informants. Data analysis in this study
used an interactive method which was operationalized with several stages, namely
the first stage was the method of collecting research data (reducing data), how
and when to find time to collect large amounts of data according to the specified
time period using observation, interview and documentation methods. Then plan
and select regarding its relevance to the research focus. The second stage is
displaying data or presenting data, in which the researcher conducts analysis to
arrange data systematically so that the data obtained can explain or answer the
problem being studied. The third or final stage is the follow-up analysis of the
previous stages in order to draw conclusions or verify the previous data set. The
impact of the flood disaster on the psychological condition of early childhood in
the village of Meli is that it causes children to experience anxiety for quite a long
time. Children feel anxious when it rains, and children also feel scared when they
hear sounds or sounds that seem loud. The treatment that was carried out was
that researchers carried out psychosocial services while at the Meli village
refugee camp and made home visits after the children returned home. The result is
that within two years after the disaster, children's anxiety begins to decrease, this
is indicated by the social activities of children who were previously less active,
now they are active, the anxiety that is often experienced when it rains is now
starting to decrease. This means that all the efforts that have been made by the
researchers have had positive results, even with a long enough period of time,
namely to help reduce anxiety in children.
Keywords: Flood Disaster, Physical Early Childhood.