Trajectories of Distress Following the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Multiwave Prospective Study

Robin Goodwin; Kemmyo Sugiyama; Shaojing Sun; Masahito Takahashi; Jun Aida

doi:10.1177/2167702620949156

Trajectories of Distress Following the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Multiwave Prospective Study

Robin Goodwin, Kemmyo Sugiyama, Shaojing Sun, Masahito Takahashi, Jun Aida

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

The March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear leak were complex traumas. We examined psychological distress in the years following the earthquake using growth mixture modeling to classify responses from 2,599 linked respondents (2012–2016). We identified four classes of trajectories following the disaster: resilient (76% of respondents), delayed distress (8%), recovery (8%), and chronic distress (7%). Compared with the resilient class, other class members were less likely to be female and had less social support. Survivors in the recovery group were more likely to live in prefabricated housing. Although distress has decreased over time, specific populations continue to require targeted intervention.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1062-1068
Number of pages	7
Journal	Clinical Psychological Science
Volume	8
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702620949156
Publication status	Published - 2020 Nov

Keywords

Japan
distress trajectories
natural disasters
psychological distress

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Psychology

Access to Document

10.1177/2167702620949156

Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Trajectories of Distress Following the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Multiwave Prospective Study'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this

@article{44d81fce3c6e4e1eb0d94739d28b8634,

title = "Trajectories of Distress Following the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Multiwave Prospective Study",

abstract = "The March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear leak were complex traumas. We examined psychological distress in the years following the earthquake using growth mixture modeling to classify responses from 2,599 linked respondents (2012–2016). We identified four classes of trajectories following the disaster: resilient (76% of respondents), delayed distress (8%), recovery (8%), and chronic distress (7%). Compared with the resilient class, other class members were less likely to be female and had less social support. Survivors in the recovery group were more likely to live in prefabricated housing. Although distress has decreased over time, specific populations continue to require targeted intervention.",

keywords = "Japan, distress trajectories, natural disasters, psychological distress",

author = "Robin Goodwin and Kemmyo Sugiyama and Shaojing Sun and Masahito Takahashi and Jun Aida",

note = "Funding Information: We appreciate the generous help from the Miyagi prefectural officers and all the people who participated in all waves of the study. We also thank Ken Osaka, who helped facilitate the collaboration, and the acting editor and reviewers for their invaluable input. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not reflect the views of the Miyagi Prefecture.",

year = "2020",

month = nov,

doi = "10.1177/2167702620949156",

language = "English",

volume = "8",

pages = "1062--1068",

journal = "Clinical Psychological Science",

issn = "2167-7026",

publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",

number = "6",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Trajectories of Distress Following the Great East Japan Earthquake

T2 - A Multiwave Prospective Study

AU - Goodwin, Robin

AU - Sugiyama, Kemmyo

AU - Sun, Shaojing

AU - Takahashi, Masahito

AU - Aida, Jun

N1 - Funding Information: We appreciate the generous help from the Miyagi prefectural officers and all the people who participated in all waves of the study. We also thank Ken Osaka, who helped facilitate the collaboration, and the acting editor and reviewers for their invaluable input. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not reflect the views of the Miyagi Prefecture.

PY - 2020/11

Y1 - 2020/11

N2 - The March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear leak were complex traumas. We examined psychological distress in the years following the earthquake using growth mixture modeling to classify responses from 2,599 linked respondents (2012–2016). We identified four classes of trajectories following the disaster: resilient (76% of respondents), delayed distress (8%), recovery (8%), and chronic distress (7%). Compared with the resilient class, other class members were less likely to be female and had less social support. Survivors in the recovery group were more likely to live in prefabricated housing. Although distress has decreased over time, specific populations continue to require targeted intervention.

AB - The March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear leak were complex traumas. We examined psychological distress in the years following the earthquake using growth mixture modeling to classify responses from 2,599 linked respondents (2012–2016). We identified four classes of trajectories following the disaster: resilient (76% of respondents), delayed distress (8%), recovery (8%), and chronic distress (7%). Compared with the resilient class, other class members were less likely to be female and had less social support. Survivors in the recovery group were more likely to live in prefabricated housing. Although distress has decreased over time, specific populations continue to require targeted intervention.

KW - Japan

KW - distress trajectories

KW - natural disasters

KW - psychological distress

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85091023045&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85091023045&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/2167702620949156

DO - 10.1177/2167702620949156

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85091023045

VL - 8

SP - 1062

EP - 1068

JO - Clinical Psychological Science

JF - Clinical Psychological Science

SN - 2167-7026

IS - 6

ER -