Stress management for the children living in temporary housing under the difficult circumstance of nuclear accident

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380957
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Tokyo Kasei University
• Principal Investigator: MIURA MASAE 東京家政大学, 人文学部, 教授 (00330134)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 児童生徒 / 原発事故 / 仮設住宅 / ストレス / 福島 / 東日本大震災

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated the psychological stress among the children who evacuated from the coastal areas to the inland areas and lived in temporary housing in Fukushima Prefecture. The questionnaire survey indicated that the children living in temporary housing had more stress responses, and perceived less social support from their friends and teachers. The interview survey for the supporters of the children suggested that, although the children seemed to be nervous, aggressive, apathetic, and had some conflicts with peers just after the disaster, they gradually recovered to their former states over several years. However, the survey revealed that there were some children who told their horror stories about the disaster, which required us to make further medium- to long-term researches.

Free Research Field

臨床心理学、健康心理学