目的：本研究欲了解九二一震災後，學生和家長震災狀況、災後壓力反應、求助管道和求助意願，並比較其相關性。 方法：九二一震災發生後半年，採用自填問卷方式，透過六所國中收集某災區學生2294人和家長1096人為研究對象。 結果：1071位（46.7%） 學生和695位（63.4%） 家長，覺得地震極端可怕。創傷後壓力症候群（posttraumatic stress disorder） 高危險群學生有65位（2.8%） 和家長37位（3.4%）。求助管道以收驚為最多，學生有442 位（19.3%） 和家長203位（18.5%）。願意接受心理輔導諮商，學生有379位（16.5%） 和家長84位（7.7%）。 結論：地震初期民俗療法收驚和一般義工幫助比專業精神科醫師及輔導人員更容易取得災民信任。震災受損狀況和災後壓力反應並無明顯相關，災後壓力反應和求助意願有明顯相關。

　　　　　Objectives: This study investigated traumatic severity, posttraumatic response, channels of being helped, the will to be helped and the correlations among these variables in both students and parents after the Chi-Chi earthquake. Methods: Six months after the earthquake, open questionnaires were distributed through 6 local schools to 2294 students and 1096 parents in the affected area. Results: Among the subjects, 1071 students (46.7%) and 695 parents (63.4 %) felt that the earthquake continued to be a source of great stress. There were 65 students (2.8%) and 37 parents (3.4%) who were found to be at high-risk of posttraumatic stress disorder. Most of them, 442 students (19.3%) and 203 parents (18.5%), had attempted the folk therapy of "startle curing". The will to try counseling was found in 379 students (16.5%) and 84 parents (7.7%). Conclusions: Assistance provided by both folk healers and voluntary workers appeared to be more reliable and effective at reducing psychological trauma than help from psychiatrists and therapists at the beginning of the post-earthquake period. Traumatic severity and posttraumatic stress response were not significantly correlated, while posttraumatic stress response was significantly correalated with the will to be helped.