Marital quality of disaster survivor farming families in cianjur district, Indonesia

Life at the micro level, particularly within families, is disrupted by earthquakes. Farming families face additional losses due to the disaster's impact, requiring substantial time and resources to rebuild homes and restore agricultural activities, which prolongs recovery. This study was conducted to analyze the influence of religious beliefs, psychological vulnerability, and family coherence on marital quality among farming families who survived a disaster. An explanatory research design was employed. The study population comprised farming families who survived the earthquake in Cianjur Regency, with a purposive sample of 162 families selected for analysis. Structural equation modeling using partial least squares (SEM-PLS) was applied to test these effects. Results indicated that the marital quality of earthquake survivors from farming families, based on direct effects, was influenced by psychological vulnerability and family coherence. Marital quality, when viewed from indirect effects, was influenced by religious beliefs. The direct relationship between variables revealed that religious beliefs had a significant negative effect on psychological vulnerability and a significant positive effect on family coherence, while psychological vulnerability had a significant negative effect on family coherence. To support affected families, collaboration among government and various institutions is recommended to increase the availability of psychosocial experts, such as psychologists or marriage counselors, who understand post-disaster relational dynamics. Developing holistic modules focused on restoring relationships between family members, including husbands, wives, and children, is also suggested.