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

2018 Research Projects

Research Topic

Lead Researcher

Yukiko Uchida, Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University

Collaborating Researchers

Kosuke Takemura, Associate Professor, Shiga University

Shintaro Fukushima, Lecturer, Tokyo Women’s University

Hidefumi Hitokoto, Lecturer, Fukuoka University

Yukihisa Minoura, Assistant Professor, Doshisha University

Center Co-Researchers

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

Sakiko Yoshikawa, Professor, 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.

2018/11/06