Conceptual Model of Subjective Distress Among Fukushima Decontamination Officials

An exploratory conceptual model based on qualitative analysis of interviews with three municipal government officials involved in post-Fukushima nuclear accident decontamination. The dataset, created by Tomoo Hidaka and last updated in April 2026, outlines a four-stage progression of subjective distress related to policy inconsistencies, trust breakdown, and professional challenges.

Use Cases

• Modeling psychological distress progression based on the described four-stage conceptual framework.
• Analyzing trust dynamics and adversarial orientations between government levels mentioned in the study.
• Investigating the impact of intermediate-position dilemmas on professional pride and mental health.
• Informing protective measure development for officials in frontline disaster management roles.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• Provides a specific conceptual model derived from qualitative analysis.
• Focuses on a documented but understudied population (municipal officials in post-nuclear disaster recovery).

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Based on a very small sample of three individuals, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Tomoo Hidaka.

Collection Method

Qualitative analysis of interview narratives using the Steps for Coding and Theorisation method.

Time Range

Post-Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-03 17:39:55; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Fukushima, Japan.