Leadership in disaster situations: integrative review

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https://doi.org/10.17058/psiunisc.v8i3.19936

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leadership, natural disasters, intervention

Abstract

In the last 40 years, natural disasters have caused more than 3.3 million deaths worldwide, and each year, around 226 million people are affected by them, 102 million of which are due to hydrological events. This number indicates the need for actions to minimize their consequences on society and an important aspect to consider is leadership. Disaster situations require diverse leadership presence and responses and often include the need for flexibility and adaptability to make decisions quickly and marshal resources in a short space of time. The objective of this study is to present studies on leadership in the context of disasters to contribute to learning how to lead situations of this nature. An integrative review of studies published in the SCOPUS and Web of Science databases was carried out, found with the descriptors “disaster and leadership”, from 2020 to 2024. The search resulted in 198 articles. After reading the abstracts, it was possible to select 41 articles that met the objective of this study. It was possible to verify that the studies emphasize the need for training to face disasters as well as the importance of leadership in interventions related to disasters.

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Silvana Regina Ampessan Marcon, Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS), Caxias do Sul - RS/Brasil

Doutora em Psicologia pela UFSC, mestre em Administração pela UFRGS, especialista em Gestão e Liderança Universitária pelo Instituto e Gestão e Liderança Universitária, especialista em Psicologia Organizacional e do Trabalho pelo Conselho Federal de Psicologia, graduada em Psicologia pela Universidade de Caxias do Sul. Coordenadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia Mestrado Profissional, Integrante do grupo de Avaliadores do INEP (MEC), membro da Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Psicologia e da Red Iberoamericana de Psicología de las Organizaciones y del Trabajo (RIPOT). Temáticas de pesquisa: Fatores Psicossociais do Trabalho e Estratégias de Enfrentamento para Promoção da Saúde e Prevenção ao Suicídio em Profissionais da Segurança Pública do RS (coordenadora); Cultura de segurança do paciente sob a perspectiva dos fatores psicossociais no trabalho.

João Ignacio Pires Lucas, Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS), Caxias do Sul - RS/Brasil

Doutor em Ciência Política pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Membro do corpo permanente dos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia, Mestrado Profissional e em História, Mestrado e Doutorado pela Universidade de Caxias do Sul. Membro do Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas e Sociais da Universidade de Caxias do Sul. Coordenador do grupo de pesquisa do CNPq, Cultura, Política, Políticas Públicas e Sociais. Pesquisador de temas relacionados aos fatores sociais e psicossociais relacionados ao mundo do trabalho e da cultura política no contexto do ensino da história.

Alexandra Carol Cioato, Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS), Caxias do Sul - RS/Brasil

Acadêmica do sexto semestre do curso de Psicologia na Universidade de Caxias do Sul. Bolsista de Iniciação científica (PIBIC -Cnpq) desde dezembro de 2021, pesquisando na área de Psicologia Organizacional e do Trabalho, no grupo de pesquisa FPTProSaúde: Fatores psicossociais do trabalho e estratégias de enfrentamento para promoção da saúde e prevenção ao suicídio em profissionais de segurança pública do RS, sob orientação da Profa. Dra. Silvana Regina Ampessan Marcon. Participou como estudante voluntária da 10ª edição do Programa de Educação pelo Trabalho para a Saúde: PET-Saúde Gestão e Assistência, dos Ministérios da Saúde e Educação, conforme Edital GM/MS nº 01/2022. Participou do Projeto Rondon como rondonista em janeiro de 2024 na Operação Mangabeiras na cidade de Frei Paulo – SE.

Éder Leonardo de Vitte Horn, Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS), Caxias do Sul - RS/Brasil

Aluno de graduação em psicologia pela Universidade de Caxias do Sul, bolsista de iniciação científica PIBIC/CNPq desde 2022 e integrante do grupo de pesquisa Fatores Psicossociais do Trabalho e Estratégias de Enfrentamento para Promoção da Saúde e Prevenção ao Suicídio em Profissionais da Segurança Pública do RS.

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2024-12-24

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Marcon, S. R. A., Lucas, J. I. P., Cioato, A. C., & Horn, Éder L. de V. (2024). Leadership in disaster situations: integrative review. PSI UNISC, 8(3), 190-212. https://doi.org/10.17058/psiunisc.v8i3.19936

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