ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIORS OF PARENTS SURROUNDING INFANTS DURING LARGE-SCALE EARTHQUAKE DISASTER

Abstract

 In recent years, large-scale earthquakes such as the Great East Japan Earthquake and the Kumamoto earthquake occurred in our country. At the time of the earthquake disaster vulnerable people like infants are difficult to evacuate by themselves, Cooperation between Childcare institutions staff and parents is essential for infant. In particular, when an earthquake occurs when a parent leaves an infant in a Childcare institution, In order to eliminate anxiety about parents and staff and to pass smoothly, it can be said that it is important to grasp each other's actions in advance.

 In this study, a questionnaire survey was conducted for guardians who leaving infants in Ishikawa, Childcare institution from the time of earthquake to pass of infant, it cleared what kind of behavior is assumed at what timing.