Overview of the Coping Strategy of Farmers in the Flood Disaster Area of Wonoasri Village, Tempurejo District, Jember Regency

Abstract

Disaster flooding in agricultural areas has potential is causing losses, especially crop failures, such as declining farmer economic conditions and declining productivity levels of crops in the agricultural sector this will affect the coping management of farmers in dealing with these problems. This research aims to describe the coping strategies of farmers in dealing with floods in Wonoasri Village, Tempurejo District, Jember Regency. The design of this research was a quantitative descriptive. A total of 290 participants have enrolled in this research by using a simple random sampling technique. This research used the characteristics sheet for farmers and the Questionnaire Brief Cope. The results of this research dimension coping strategy used by farmers are Emotional- focused coping with a median value of 36.00 and the highest indicators of coping strategies are active coping, religious coping, behavioral disengagement, and substance use.