Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the research environment and motivation of researchers in Japan

The environment surrounding researchers has changed significantly in the face of COVID-19 restrictions. An online self-reported questionnaire was completed by 10,557 participants between June 15 and 19, 2020. The impact on work/research activities and harassments under COVID-19 conditions was higher...

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Main Authors:	Yasuhiro Miki, Natsuko Chubachi, Fumihiko Imamura, Nobuo Yaegashi, Kiyoshi Ito
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:	Progress in Disaster Science
Subjects:	COVID-19 Researcher Motivation Harassment Disaster science
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259006172030065X

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spelling	doaj-479ed318857d4475afaea51d44e7b3a32020-12-21T04:48:15ZengElsevierProgress in Disaster Science2590-06172020-12-018100128Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the research environment and motivation of researchers in JapanYasuhiro Miki0Natsuko Chubachi1Fumihiko Imamura2Nobuo Yaegashi3Kiyoshi Ito4Research Field of Disaster Obstetrics and Gynecology, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Corresponding author at: Research Field of Disaster Obstetrics and Gynecology, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, 3-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8575, Japan.Public Relations Office, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Sendai, JapanResearch Field of Tsunami Engineering, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Sendai, JapanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, JapanResearch Field of Disaster Obstetrics and Gynecology, International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan; Disaster Medical Science Group, Core Research Cluster of Disaster Science, Tohoku University, Sendai, JapanThe environment surrounding researchers has changed significantly in the face of COVID-19 restrictions. An online self-reported questionnaire was completed by 10,557 participants between June 15 and 19, 2020. The impact on work/research activities and harassments under COVID-19 conditions was higher among researchers (1963) compared to non-researchers (8572). We further examined the effect of COVID-19 restrictions on 300 researchers. Women were significantly more likely to report being harassed than males. The overall “decrease in research motivation” was higher in women. The restrictions on research activities because of COVID-19 restrictions caused future anxiety and a decrease in research motivation.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259006172030065XCOVID-19ResearcherMotivationHarassmentDisaster science
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author	Yasuhiro Miki Natsuko Chubachi Fumihiko Imamura Nobuo Yaegashi Kiyoshi Ito
spellingShingle	Yasuhiro Miki Natsuko Chubachi Fumihiko Imamura Nobuo Yaegashi Kiyoshi Ito Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the research environment and motivation of researchers in Japan Progress in Disaster Science COVID-19 Researcher Motivation Harassment Disaster science
author_facet	Yasuhiro Miki Natsuko Chubachi Fumihiko Imamura Nobuo Yaegashi Kiyoshi Ito
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title	Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the research environment and motivation of researchers in Japan
title_short	Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the research environment and motivation of researchers in Japan
title_full	Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the research environment and motivation of researchers in Japan
title_fullStr	Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the research environment and motivation of researchers in Japan
title_full_unstemmed	Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the research environment and motivation of researchers in Japan
title_sort	impact of covid-19 restrictions on the research environment and motivation of researchers in japan
publisher	Elsevier
series	Progress in Disaster Science
issn	2590-0617
publishDate	2020-12-01
description	The environment surrounding researchers has changed significantly in the face of COVID-19 restrictions. An online self-reported questionnaire was completed by 10,557 participants between June 15 and 19, 2020. The impact on work/research activities and harassments under COVID-19 conditions was higher among researchers (1963) compared to non-researchers (8572). We further examined the effect of COVID-19 restrictions on 300 researchers. Women were significantly more likely to report being harassed than males. The overall “decrease in research motivation” was higher in women. The restrictions on research activities because of COVID-19 restrictions caused future anxiety and a decrease in research motivation.
topic	COVID-19 Researcher Motivation Harassment Disaster science
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259006172030065X
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Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the research environment and motivation of researchers in Japan

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