Evaluation of Trust Within a Community After Survivor Relocation Following the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Trust is a core component of social cohesion, facilitating cooperation and collective action in the face of adversity and enabling survivors to remain resilient. Residential stability is an important prerequisite of developing trusting relations among community members. However, little is known about whether the movement of internally displaced persons (IDPs) after a disaster might change community relations.

Objective

We explored perceived changes in trust within 1 community directly impacted by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective cohort study examined survey data from 3594 residents of Iwanuma City, Japan, aged 65 years or older. Data were obtained from the Iwanuma Study-part of the Japan Ge

SUBMITTER: Gero K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7645695 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature