Resilience Factors Contributing to Mental Health Among People Affected by the Fukushima Disaster: Development of Fukushima Resilience Scale

Autor: Yui Takebayashi, Masaharu Maeda, Masatsugu Orui, Satomi Nakajima, Maho Momoi, Akiko Ito, Hideki Sato, Seiji Yasumura, Hitoshi Ohto
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 8 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2296-2565
DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00159
Popis: Aim: The aims of the present study were to develop and validate a psychological resilience scale reflecting the specificity of the Fukushima disaster, and to examine the effects of this scale on mental health.Methods: The Fukushima Resilience Scale was developed based on data obtained from semi-structured interviews with seven people who had lived in the affected area of Fukushima Prefecture at the time of the disaster. The reliability and validity of the scale were then examined in cross-sectional studies conducted on 500 evacuees through an epidemiological mail survey. To examine the effects of the scale and disaster-related factors on the general mental health status of the respondents, a logistic regression analysis was performed using the six-item Kessler psychological distress scale.Results: The newly developed scale consisted of a four-factor structure: “coping with stigma-related issues,” “sharing experiences of the disaster,” “action-oriented approach,” and “sense of support.” Internal consistency coefficients ranged from 0.66 to 0.79. The multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the only significant association was between “action-oriented approach” (odds ratio = 1.26) and respondents with a K6 score
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