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Subjective Well-being in middle and old aged non-parents

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K04307
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Educational psychology
Research InstitutionYamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences

Principal Investigator

NUMAYAMA Hiroshi  山形県立米沢栄養大学, 健康栄養学部, 教授 (00285678)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords幸福感 / 子どもの有無 / 世代性 / 夫婦関係 / 生涯発達心理学 / 子どもをもたない成人 / 中年期 / 主観的幸福感 / 子どものいない / 教育系心理学 / 子どものいない人
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined differences in determinants of well-being between parents and non-parents in middle and old aged. Four online surveys has been conducted of parents and non-parents aged 45 to 80. The subjective well-being scores were not significantly different between the above two groups. Structural equation modeling indicated that generative behaviour predicted higher levels of generative concern and, in turn, generative concern predicted higher levels of subjective well-being. Differences in this association were neither evident for parents and non- parents nor for men and women. The frequency of actions as a couple and the degree of intimacy with one's spouse in non-parents were higher than in parents. Hierarchal multiple regression analysis and mediation analysis indicated that actions as a couple predicted higher levels of subjective well-being through the medium of intimacy with one's spouse in non-parents.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の社会的意義としては、まず子どものいる人はいない人よりも幸福であるという一般的な認識は、必ずしもそうとはいえない可能性を示した点があげられる。また、次に続く世代にかかわることが幸福感につながりうるのは、子どもの有無にはよらないものであり、子どものいない人の幸福感を高める方法の1つであることも示した。学術的意義としては、本研究は人間の生涯を複線的に、文脈的にとらえようとした嚆矢である点があげられる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] The relationship among generative behavior, generative concern, and subjective well-being in middle-aged non-parents2019

    • Author(s)
      福島朋子・沼山博
    • Journal Title

      The Japanese journal of psychology

      Volume: 89 Issue: 6 Pages: 551-561

    • DOI

      10.4992/jjpsy.89.17016

    • NAID

      130007604170

    • ISSN
      0021-5236, 1884-1082
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 中年期における子どもの有無と夫婦関係2018

    • Author(s)
      福島朋子・沼山博
    • Journal Title

      応用心理学研究

      Volume: 44 Pages: 103-112

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 子どもをもたない有配偶女性の幸福感  ━ 就労形態からの検討 ━2019

    • Author(s)
      沼山博・福島朋子
    • Organizer
      日本応用心理学会第86回大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The relationship between generativity and subjective well-being in the middle-aged non-parents2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Numayama, Tomoko Fukushima
    • Organizer
      25th Biennial Meeting of International Society of Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD)
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The relationship between generativity and subjective well-being in the middle-aged non-parents2018

    • Author(s)
      Hiroshi Numayama, Tomoko Fukushima
    • Organizer
      The 25th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD2018)
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 中年期における主観的幸福感と夫婦関係-性別と子どもの有無に着目して-2017

    • Author(s)
      沼山博・福島朋子
    • Organizer
      日本心理学会第81回大会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report 2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 子どもとかかわる人のための心理学2019

    • Author(s)
      沼山博・三浦主博
    • Total Pages
      263
    • Publisher
      萌文書林
    • ISBN
      9784893473400
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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