Cultural similarities and differences in the effects of constraints to and constraint negotiation of leisure-time physical activity on psychological well-being

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26882037
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Wakayama University (2015); Juntendo University (2014)
• Principal Investigator: ITO Eiji 和歌山大学, 観光学部, 講師 (00736861)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-08-29 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 身体活動 / 余暇時間 / 阻害要因 / 阻害要因折衝 / 心理的健康 / 文化比較 / 日本 / カナダ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purposes of this research were to examine: (a) cultural similarities and differences in constraints to and constraint negotiation of leisure-time physical activity between Japanese and Euro-Canadians; and (b) the effects of constraints to and constraint negotiation of leisure-time physical activity on psychological well-being cross-culturally.
The results indicated: (a) Japanese leisure-time physical activity was constrained by activity-specific constraints more and by time constraints less than the Euro-Canadian counterpart; (b) Japanese leisure-time physical activity was facilitated through activity-specific (management) negotiation more and financial and time negotiation less than the Euro-Canadian counterpart; and (c) physiological and physical fitness constraints and interpersonal negotiation negatively and positively, respectively, influenced psychological well-being in both cultures.

Free Research Field

余暇・レジャー学