2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of Social Participation Programs for Men of Working Age and Effects on Mental Health

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Project/Area Number	22K18572
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Medium-sized Section 8:Sociology and related fields
Research Institution	Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Hospital and Institute of Gerontology
Principal Investigator	Fujita Koji 地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター(東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所, 研究員 (40463806)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	藤原佳典地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター(東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所, 副所長 (50332367) 松永博子地方独立行政法人東京都健康長寿医療センター(東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所), 東京都健康長寿医療センター研究所, 研究員 (70811272)
Project Period (FY)	2022-06-30 – 2024-03-31
Keywords	社会参加 / 働き盛り男性 / メンタルヘルス / 孤独 / 孤立 / 自殺対策
Outline of Final Research Achievements	This study aimed to develop a social participation program that addresses the needs of working-age men who do not seek support. An online survey (n=1,000) was conducted to analyze the social participation needs of working-age men. The results showed that only 9.6% of working-aged men (n=750) currently participated in social activities, 12.8% had participated in the past, and 77.6% had never participated. Those who had never participated in social activities were 1.6 times more likely to have poor mental health compared to those who currently or previously participated. The main activities of those currently participating were "health/sports" 43.1% and "hobbies" 38.9%. The main reasons for participation were "enjoying the activities" 51.4% and "being recommended or invited by others" 29.2%. Among those who had never participated, 17.9% expressed interest in participating, with "health/sports" 60.6%, "community events" 24.0%, and "hobbies" 23.1% being the most popular interests.
Free Research Field	公衆衛生学
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	本研究は、悩みや困り事があっても相談支援に繋がりにくい男性のニーズに対応した社会参加プログラムを開発することを目的とした。本研究で実施したオンライン調査の結果、社会参加したことのない働き盛り世代の男性において約2割弱の社会参加のニーズがあり、「健康・スポーツ」や「趣味」の活動のニーズが高いことが明らかとなった。これまでに効果的な対策がない働き盛り世代の男性の孤立・孤独対策およびメンタルヘルス・自殺対策のための政策提案にも繋がる効果的なプログラムの考案につながる可能性がある。