The Flourishing Dynamics of Male University Student Survivors of Lombok Earthquakes in 2018

ABSTRACT: Disasters could have both positive and negative impact on survivors. Flourishing is a theoryfrom positive psychology that represents the condition where an individual able to develop their maximumpotential or achieve a balanced physical and mental operation as a whole. This study aims to learn the factorsand dynamics of flourishing in male university student survivors of Lombok earthquakes. This study wasconducted using phenomenology, a qualitative method. Participants included 5 (five) male university studentsspecifically chosen according to a definite criterion (criterion sampling). Result showed that there are uniqueflourishing dynamics for each participants, although additional stressors aside from those caused by earthquakeswere found causing individual distress, hindering the flourishing process of the participants. Another findingshowed that most participants used religion as coping mechanism. Role of gender in affecting the flourishingdynamics of participants is also discussed.