Well-being of the elderly who left their hometown after the nuclear disaster

2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K12618
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 震災問題と人文学・社会科学
• Research Institution: Shokei Gakuin College
• Principal Investigator: Mizuta Keizo 尚絅学院大学, 総合人間科学系, 教授 (70219632)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 田山 淳 早稲田大学, 人間科学学術院, 准教授 (10468324) ; 藤本 吉則 尚絅学院大学, 総合人間科学系, 准教授 (10757941)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
• Keywords: 原発災害 / 帰住 / 生きがい

Outline of Final Research Achievements

It turned out that there are many elderly people who value their ties to their families and communities while experiencing the shocking experience of the nuclear accident.In addition, it is said that the number of returnees to Namie Town is about 1,500 (7%) as of April 2021.However, according to the questionnaire survey,people living outside Namie Town have little sense of belonging to the area, have a strong feeling for Namie Town, and many people leave their resident card as Namie Town.It turned out that there are manypeople who want to return to Namie Town if circumstances permit.

Free Research Field

社会心理学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

社会のイメージでは、原発被害者は、元の居住地から避難して、その地で定住する人がほとんどあるというものがある。しかし、実際は事情が許せば元の居住地に戻りたいと思っている人もいる。このコミュニティ重視の考え方は、帰住、帰郷の促進のみならず、将来的にはセーフティネットとしての故郷の可能性の研究にも貢献するであろう。