Effectiveness of Animated Video Psychoeducation to Increase Knowledge of Psychological Preparedness for Flood Disasters among Elementary School-Age Children in Pirak Timu District

Abstract

This study aims to see the effect of animated video psychoeducation on increasing psychological preparedness for disaster (PPFD) knowledge in elementary school-age children in Pirak Timu District. This study used an experimental one group pretest-posttest design with a total of 26 elementary school students who live in flood-prone areas. The animated video used in this study has been tested for validity by experts and elementary school students who match the research criteria. The results of this hypothesis test are accepted, seen from the significance value of the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test between the pretest and posttest, therefore it can be concluded that there is an effect of animated video psychoeducation on increasing knowledge of psychological preparedness for disaster