Trajectories of Emotional Symptoms and Peer Relationship Problems in Children after Nuclear Disaster: Evidence from the Fukushima Health Management Survey
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, which occurred in March 2011, is having long-term effects on children. We planned this study to describe the trajectories of emotional symptoms and peer relationship problems in children and to examine potential risks and protective factors over th...
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doaj-8ba5d5a8830a4ba0b1c3e86ca8d1f7962020-11-24T23:21:17ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012018-01-011518210.3390/ijerph15010082ijerph15010082Trajectories of Emotional Symptoms and Peer Relationship Problems in Children after Nuclear Disaster: Evidence from the Fukushima Health Management SurveyMisari Oe0Masaharu Maeda1Tetsuya Ohira2Shuntaro Itagaki3Mayumi Harigane4Yuriko Suzuki5Hirooki Yabe6Seiji Yasumura7Kenji Kamiya8Hitoshi Ohto9Department of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Kurume University, Fukuoka 830-0011, JapanRadiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima 960-1295, JapanRadiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima 960-1295, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, JapanRadiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima 960-1295, JapanDepartment of Adult Mental Health, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kodaira 187-8553, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima 960-1295, JapanRadiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima 960-1295, JapanRadiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima 960-1295, JapanRadiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey, Fukushima 960-1295, JapanThe Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, which occurred in March 2011, is having long-term effects on children. We planned this study to describe the trajectories of emotional symptoms and peer relationship problems in children and to examine potential risks and protective factors over the 35 months following the accident. The sample was 11,791 children in the first to sixth elementary grades. We identified four patterns for emotional symptoms and three patterns for peer relationship problems, using group-based trajectory modelling. For emotional symptoms, female gender, experience of tsunami and nuclear plant accident, out-of-prefecture evacuees, and insufficient physical activity were associated with the very severe trajectory. In contrast, for peer relationship problems, male gender, experience of nuclear plant accident, and insufficient physical activity were associated with the very severe trajectory. Different factors might be related to the very severe trajectories of emotional symptoms and peer relationship problems.http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/1/82AnxietyDepressionPhysical ExerciseChild &Adolescent Psychiatry |
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Misari Oe Masaharu Maeda Tetsuya Ohira Shuntaro Itagaki Mayumi Harigane Yuriko Suzuki Hirooki Yabe Seiji Yasumura Kenji Kamiya Hitoshi Ohto |
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Misari Oe Masaharu Maeda Tetsuya Ohira Shuntaro Itagaki Mayumi Harigane Yuriko Suzuki Hirooki Yabe Seiji Yasumura Kenji Kamiya Hitoshi Ohto Trajectories of Emotional Symptoms and Peer Relationship Problems in Children after Nuclear Disaster: Evidence from the Fukushima Health Management Survey International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Anxiety Depression Physical Exercise Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
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Misari Oe Masaharu Maeda Tetsuya Ohira Shuntaro Itagaki Mayumi Harigane Yuriko Suzuki Hirooki Yabe Seiji Yasumura Kenji Kamiya Hitoshi Ohto |
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Trajectories of Emotional Symptoms and Peer Relationship Problems in Children after Nuclear Disaster: Evidence from the Fukushima Health Management Survey |
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Trajectories of Emotional Symptoms and Peer Relationship Problems in Children after Nuclear Disaster: Evidence from the Fukushima Health Management Survey |
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Trajectories of Emotional Symptoms and Peer Relationship Problems in Children after Nuclear Disaster: Evidence from the Fukushima Health Management Survey |
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Trajectories of Emotional Symptoms and Peer Relationship Problems in Children after Nuclear Disaster: Evidence from the Fukushima Health Management Survey |
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Trajectories of Emotional Symptoms and Peer Relationship Problems in Children after Nuclear Disaster: Evidence from the Fukushima Health Management Survey |
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trajectories of emotional symptoms and peer relationship problems in children after nuclear disaster: evidence from the fukushima health management survey |
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The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, which occurred in March 2011, is having long-term effects on children. We planned this study to describe the trajectories of emotional symptoms and peer relationship problems in children and to examine potential risks and protective factors over the 35 months following the accident. The sample was 11,791 children in the first to sixth elementary grades. We identified four patterns for emotional symptoms and three patterns for peer relationship problems, using group-based trajectory modelling. For emotional symptoms, female gender, experience of tsunami and nuclear plant accident, out-of-prefecture evacuees, and insufficient physical activity were associated with the very severe trajectory. In contrast, for peer relationship problems, male gender, experience of nuclear plant accident, and insufficient physical activity were associated with the very severe trajectory. Different factors might be related to the very severe trajectories of emotional symptoms and peer relationship problems. |
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Anxiety Depression Physical Exercise Child & Adolescent Psychiatry |
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