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Vagal tone as a unifying mechanism for mental and physical health in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19F19010
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section外国
Review Section Basic Section 10010:Social psychology-related
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

内田 由紀子  京都大学, こころの未来研究センター, 教授 (60411831)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) BOWEN KIMBERLY  京都大学, こころの未来研究センター, 外国人特別研究員
Project Period (FY) 2019-07-24 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Keywords社会心理学 / 文化心理学 / 心血管健康 / 社会交流 / 人間関係 / 一人暮らし / 心拍変動性 / Social integration / Single-person households / well-being / Heart rate variability / Culture / Health / Cardiovascular disease
Outline of Research at the Start

経済的な水準が同様の他国と比較して、日本は例外的に循環器系の疾患率が低い一方、抑うつや人口減少の程度は高いとされている。本研究においては現代的な生活習慣(例えばデスクワークの時間の増加や通勤時間の長さ、単身世帯の増加など)がどの程度社会関係や身体的健康、毎日の健康維持に関する習慣、心理的な健康に影響を検討する。その際心拍数変動などに着目し、身体と社会関係の関連性を包括的に検討する。

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

This research examined the cultural, mental, social, and physical correlates of vagus nerve activity- a disease risk factor- in order to examine the connection between health and modern lifestyles (e.g. single-person households) in developed countries. In the 2020 year, five studies gathered empirical data from human participants (N= 1,073 in total). Overall, these studies empirically identified the demographic profiles and mental and physical health correlates of individuals living alone compared to those in other types of households and (2) examined the differences in psychological responses to social experiences as a function of household type, residential mobility, and individualism in Japan. The data yielded from these studies are currently being prepared for publication.

Research Progress Status

翌年度、交付申請を辞退するため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

翌年度、交付申請を辞退するため、記入しない。

Report

(2 results)
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2021

All Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Presentation] Social integration mediates the effect of living alone on well-being in Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Bowen, K.S.
    • Organizer
      The Annual Meeting for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Living alone in interdependent cultural contexts: Lower well-being is mediated by reduced social integration2021

    • Author(s)
      Bowen, K.S., Uchida, Y., Takemura, K., Nakayama, M., & Ito, A.
    • Organizer
      The Annual Meeting for the Society of Personality and Social Psychology
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-07-30   Modified: 2024-03-26  

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