Resilience and Post-Traumatic Growth Among Flood Disaster Survivors in Anambra State, South East Nigeria

Flood disasters are recurrent in Anambra State and impose severe psychological trauma on affected communities, yet the processes through which survivors demonstrate resilience and achieve post-traumatic growth have not been adequately examined in this context. This study examines resilience and post-traumatic growth among flood disaster survivors in Anambra State, South East Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey is applied to 210 adult flood survivors aged 18 and above from three local government areas heavily affected by recent floods, recruited through community purposive sampling. The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory are administered alongside a questionnaire capturing flood exposure severity, displacement duration, material loss, and social support. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and regression analysis are computed in SPSS. Literature from South East Nigerian disaster psychology identifies social support, spiritual faith, and community bonding as the key resilience resources, with finding personal meaning in suffering as a central post-traumatic growth pathway. The Post-Traumatic Growth Model by Tedeschi and Calhoun and the Resilience Framework provide the theoretical reference. Findings are expected to reveal significant positive relationships between resilience and post-traumatic growth, with social support as a significant mediator. Outcomes will guide the Anambra State Emergency Management Agency in integrating psychological support services into disaster relief operations. Keywords: resilience, post-traumatic growth, flood survivors, Anambra State, South East Nigeria.