Social Capital and Mental Health in a Major Disaster : Findings and Suggestions from the Survey and Social-support after Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

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  • Iwagaki Takahiro
    Graduate School of Human Sciences, Waseda University Waseda Institute of Medical Anthropology on Disaster Reconstruction
  • Tsujiuchi Takuya
    Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University Waseda Institute of Medical Anthropology on Disaster Reconstruction
  • Ogihara Atsushi
    Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University Waseda Institute of Medical Anthropology on Disaster Reconstruction

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  • 大災害時におけるソーシャル・キャピタルと精神的健康
  • 大災害時におけるソーシャル・キャピタルと精神的健康 : 福島原子力災害の調査・支援実績から
  • ダイ サイガイジ ニ オケル ソーシャル ・ キャピタル ト セイシンテキ ケンコウ : フクシマ ゲンシリョク サイガイ ノ チョウサ ・ シエン ジッセキ カラ
  • —福島原子力災害の調査・支援実績から—

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<p>The role of social capital in disaster restoration is gaining attention. Social capital means “society-related capital,” and it pertains to the strength of human relationships that are evaluated based on trust towards others, consciousness of mutual cooperation, network, social participation, etc. Previous studies reported low risk of onset of mental illnesses such as PTSD and depression in regions with high social capital when a disaster occurs.</p><p>The present study investigated the relationship between the social capital and mental health of evacuees from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster. The surveys on the elderly and on mothers raising children revealed that the higher the individual’s level of social capital was, the less likely it was for his/her mental health to worsen.</p><p>In future, it is important to implement a disaster recovery policy that incorporates methods to foster social capital.</p>

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