Mechanisms of Social Capital and Psychological Well-Being in a Local Community

Research Topic
Mechanisms of Social Capital and Psychological Well-Being in a Local Community

Lead Researcher
Yukiko Uchida, Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Collaborating Researchers
Kosuke Takemura, Professor, Shiga University

Shintaro Fukushima, Lecturer, Tokyo Women’s University

Yukihisa Minoura, Lecturer, Doshisha University

Joint Researcher
Shinji Kaminiwa, Research Fellow, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Center Co-Researchers
Kimberly Suzanne BOWEN, Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Aya Seike, Senior Lecturer, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Hiromi Segawa, Research Fellow, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

The Local Community is an important element that has a significant effect on the richness of kokoro and people’s sense of well-being. This research aims to investigate the essence of the richness of kokoro by examining environmental factors (e.g., local culture, landscape, history, the ecological environment and livelihood) and individual factors (interpersonal dynamics) and their mutual interactions. We will examine the psychological and physical effects of interactive activities (city-village, multigeneration) within local communities by conducting village field surveys in an agricultural community along with cohort surveys of the local multigenerational exchanges within and outside the target community.

2021/07/07