1999 年 4 巻 1 号 p. 17-22
Postdisaster stress responses of mothers and their preschool children over a three-year period following the 1995 Kobe Earthquake are described, and factors affecting preschoolers' and their mothers' stress are analyzed. The results indicate that stress responses of children and mothers after the earthquake were related to the degree of physical damage, and that children's expressions of stress are strongly related to the degree of mothers' daily stress. Based on these findings, the effects of disaster on the relationships between preschool children and their mothers are discussed from the perspective of support for mothers and fostering children's resilience from stress.