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Jumazhanova, Gulzhanar; Tursungozhinova, Gulnar; Belenko, Oxana; Iskakova, Marzhan; Amanova, Aray – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
This article covers on the matters which allow stating that people living in the areas with unfavorable ecological conditions experience long-term psycho-traumatic psychological stress caused by exaggeration of irradiation danger and its aftereffects for health. The reasons for long-term psychological stress as per the results of questionnaire and…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Mental Health, Stress Variables, Questionnaires
Almond, Douglas; Edlund, Lena; Palme, Marten – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2007
Japanese atomic bomb survivors irradiated 8-25 weeks after ovulation subsequently suffered reduced IQ [Otake and Schull, 1998]. Whether these findings generalize to low doses (less than 10 mGy) has not been established. This paper exploits the natural experiment generated by the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986, which caused a spike in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Prenatal Influences, Cognitive Ability, Academic Achievement