Teenagers Resilience in Facing Flood Disasters in Gurun Laweh Village, Kenagarian Sungai Nyalo, Batang Kapas District, West Sumatera

The flood disaster in Pesisir Selatan Regency in March 2024 affected 14 sub-districts and 235,250 people. This study was aimed to determine the relationship between social support and knowledge with post-flood disaster resilience in teenagers in the Gurun Laweh Village, Kenagarian Sungai Nyalo, Batang Kapas District. Using quantitative research with a Cross Sectional Study design, this research was conducted in Kampung Gurun Laweh Kenagarian Sungai Nyalo, Batang Kapas District from March to August 2024 that employed 91 teenagers as respondents. The data collected using questionnaire with univariate data analysis using chi-square test. The results showed more than half of teenagers (69.2%) have negative resilience, there were relationships between social support (0.003) and knowledge in dealing with disasters (0.001) with post-flood disaster resilience in teenagers in Gurun Laweh Village, Kenagarian Sungai Nyalo, Batang Kapas District. It is recommended to the Head of the BPBD Pesisir Selatan District, to conduct flood disaster simulations in an effort to increase community knowledge and social support