The change of the lifestyle and cross-national comparison reflected in the use of time over 40 years

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24240094
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: General human life sciences
• Research Institution: Hiroshima University
• Principal Investigator: HIRATA Michinori 広島大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 教授 (30111660)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): IMAKAWA Shinji 広島大学, 大学院教育学研究科, 教授 (00211756) ; FUJIWARA Masago 島根県立大学, 総合政策学部, 教授 (50209128) ; KATO Takeshi 筑波大学, ビジネス科学研究科, 准教授 (10233800) ; MIZUNOYA Takeshi 北海学園大学, 経済学部, 教授 (80364230) ; KISHI Noriko 福岡教育大学, 教育学部, 教授 (60346468) ; YANO Masakazu 東京工業大学, 工学部, 名誉教授 (30016521)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 生活時間 / ライフスタイル / 国際比較 / 生活経営学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

(1) This research aims at making clear the change of the lifestyle and the differences from other countries reflected in the use of time over 40 years. (2) The time use survey was conducted in October, 2013 in Matsuyama City. (3) The use of time in terms of activities, locations and social contacts was analyzed. (4) Gender differences in time spent on sleep or housework were examined. (5) The great change of time use because of such as the general use of internet was found on the one hand, the small change of time use was found on the other hand. (6) Though there still were a lot of time use differences from other countries, some differences had become small.

Free Research Field

生活経営学