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En religionspykologisk och kulturell analys av copingstrategier hos drabbade av tsunamikatastrofen i Thailand 2004.
The aim of this paper is to examine the experience of two Swedish women who survived the tsunami catastrophe in Thailand 2004. Through their biographies, Sävstam and Ernsth-Ohlsson have revealed their experiences, before, during and after the tsunami catastrophe. Coping theory is used to explain how they cope with the consequences of the tsunami catastrophe, and how culture affects the coping process. Pargament´s (1997) theories in coping are used to examine this paper. Pargament argues that the coping process is influenced by the culture context of the individual. I used a qualitative approach with a theory ruled analysis of the biographies. The analysis shows that several coping strategies are used. The results showed that the culture context has both positive and negative influences in the coping process for Sävstam and Ernsth-Ohlsson. The social support, that is included in the orientation systems, emerges as an important contribution to Sävstam and Ernsth-Ohlsson coping processes. Analysis of the result indicates that coping strategies and the influence of the cultural context are individually based.