About 60% of the experience of the earthquake "Overcoming misery and now catching it positively" 5:45 on January 17
NHK conducted a questionnaire on those who experienced the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake as a child, and found that about 60% of the people who now have a positive view of the experience of the earthquake are now. The more severely affected people are, the more likely they are to support other children, such as `` neighborhood adults '' and `` school teachers, '' leading to changes in their mental state. Point out the nature.
This questionnaire was conducted 25 years after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake with the cooperation of NHK's professor Reo Kimura of Hyogo Prefectural University, which specializes in social psychology.
At the time of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on January 17, 1995, a questionnaire was distributed to 5,000 elementary school and junior high school students, 31 to 40 years old, still living in 12 local governments in Hyogo Prefecture, and 591 responded. Was.
In the questionnaire, we looked back on the 25 years since the disaster and asked about our current feelings and thoughts. About 21.8% of respondents who "have overcome the tragic effects of the earthquake and are now positively aware" and 37.0% of respondents said "I think so", about 60% "I'm looking forward to it."
When asked in multiple answers about the reasons for this change, 36.9% answered "support for family members", 33.0% answered "the passage of time", and 15.1% said "support for friends".
When the results were further analyzed, the greater the degree of the disaster, such as when the house was completely destroyed or a close person died, the change in the mental state of the support of adults other than family members such as `` neighborhood adults '' and `` school teachers '' It turns out that the ratio of the people who gave the reason tends to be higher.
In addition, 57.5% of people who felt that they wanted to be helpful to themselves and those who had slightly strengthened their feelings changed, and those who felt that they realized the importance of helping each other increased slightly. 58.5% of the population had been raised, and the appearance of children who grew up following the earthquake has emerged.
In addition, 52.9% of the respondents said, "It is necessary to continue to share their experiences in the disaster." 61.9% said that "the disaster has weathered." In the future, how to pass on experiences is a major issue.
`` It is very surprising that about 60% of people take a positive look at the disaster, and turned the negative experience of the disaster into a positive in 25 years, '' said Professor Kimura, a researcher at Hyogo Prefectural University. I strongly felt the child's ability to grow positively. "
In addition, "Children who have experienced disasters have a hard time, so there are many adults who can share their concerns and find them objectively. It is important to involve as many people as possible and support them." Pointed out.