Background: It does not exist many studies on the perception that people have
about behavioral consequences and psychological health of having experienced a catastrophe.
However, those who have focused on it, along with this research, have found that
the different groups studied present distortions about catastrophes, having topical beliefs
about the occurrence of behaviors such as panic, looting, disorders, etc. Method: This
study was performed with a sample of 544 psychology students and other disciplines.
The design corresponds to a retrospective study or ex post facto where it has been used
a scale of collective behavior in disasters and risk situations. Results: It has appeared
significant differences in the mean scores between the group of psychology students
regarding the correction key and in comparison with non-psychologists. Conclusions:
These results could indicate that the training given to students of psychology distorts
their perceptions about the occurrence of behavioral myths in catastrophes.La Revista Publicaciones se edita en la Facultad y cuenta con los siguientes patrocinadores:
Consejería de Educación, Juventud y Deportes (Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla)
Vicerrectorado de Investigación y Transferencia de la Universidad de Granada
Facultad de Educación y Humanidades de Melill