Process of psychological recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake: The transition over the 7 years since the disaster

Sakai, Akiko; Atsumi, Tomohide

doi:10.2130/jjesp.1824

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“…In a previous study of the psychological effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake among survivors, ikigai and neighborhood and family relationships were reported as psychological factors associated with significantly heightened psychological stress responses after the disaster (Sakai & Atsumi, 2020 ). Based on this finding, one possible measure to help people who are interacting less often with others due to the COVID-19 pandemic and whose ikigai might have decreased is to actively encourage them to interact more with others around them.…”

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Effects of Changes in Frequency of Going Out during the COVID-19 Pandemic on ikigai (Sense of Purpose in Life) and Mental Health in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Japan

Watanabe,

Tanabe,

Tsukao

et al. 2024

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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To clarify whether changes in frequency of going out due to the COVID-19 pandemic affect ikigai (sense of purpose in life) and mental health in Japanese middle-aged and older adults. In a questionnaire survey mailed to 16,866 adults aged > 40 years in Japan in September 2020, 7,973 responses were received (response rate, 47.3%) in October 2020. Following exclusions, data from 6,978 individuals (50.6% female, mean age 67.8 ± 12.2 years) were available for analysis. Respondents were categorized based on changes in frequency of going out, reflecting changes in social and/or physical activity, during the pandemic compared with before it: the previously active group went out often before but less often during the pandemic; the remained active group continued going out often; and the inactive group continued not going out often. Whether these changes affected the respondents’ ikigai and mental health was investigated. The previously active group had a significantly higher proportion of individuals with decreased ikigai during the pandemic than the other groups. Mental health score decreased in all groups during the pandemic, but more so in the previously active group (-3.21), followed by the inactive and then the remained active groups (-1.45 and -1.28, respectively). Previously active individuals showed the greatest decline in ikigai and mental health among the three groups. These findings suggest that continuing to engage in appropriate physical and social activities, including going out, while following appropriate infection control measures, even under restrictions, can help people maintain ikigai and mental health.

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Effects of Changes in Frequency of Going Out during the COVID-19 Pandemic on ikigai (Sense of Purpose in Life) and Mental Health in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Japan

Watanabe,

Tanabe,

Tsukao

et al. 2024

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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“…A study in the field of psychology (Sakai and Atsumi, 2020) conducted a longitudinal interview survey of disaster-affected residents over a period of seven years and analyzed the results by overlapping the time axis using the method of depicting the psychological change line. The results revealed that when residents became socially isolated, the presence of family members and people close to them was important and key to the recovery process.…”

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Process of Choosing the Place of Residence among Households Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

Araki

Akita

2022

IRSPSD International

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This study aimed to clarify changes in intention from the immediate aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred 2011 to the decision to reside in District A, Area U of Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, where a land readjustment project to assist in the restoration of the city's urban areas was introduced after the disaster. This study analyzed data from interviews conducted with residents in 2012 and 2017 using text mining. The analysis revealed that "money," "family," "land," "surroundings," and "community" were important factors in residents' decision to rebuild. In particular, residents in their 60s and 70s exhibited a strong co-occurrence of the word "everyone," indicating that they chose their place of residence based on their surroundings. The word "neighborhood association" appeared in 2017 and indicated the importance of "community" in the residents' decision to rebuild. Because neighborhood association in District A was active even before the earthquake. The results showed that the activities of the neighborhood association, which was the center of the community before the earthquake, once again served as a cordon and tether, and functioned as a mechanism to incorporate the opinions of households that had left the district.

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Prediction of Natural Disasters and its Application to Education Using Simple Type Space Potential Fluctuation Detector

Kawasaki

Suda

2021

IEEJ Trans. FM

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Process of psychological recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake: The transition over the 7 years since the disaster

Cited by 4 publications

References 2 publications

Effects of Changes in Frequency of Going Out during the COVID-19 Pandemic on ikigai (Sense of Purpose in Life) and Mental Health in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Japan

Effects of Changes in Frequency of Going Out during the COVID-19 Pandemic on ikigai (Sense of Purpose in Life) and Mental Health in Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Japan

Process of Choosing the Place of Residence among Households Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake

Prediction of Natural Disasters and its Application to Education Using Simple Type Space Potential Fluctuation Detector

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