Interaction created by dog-walking - Meaning for owners in an urban community -
Project/Area Number |
22500642
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Applied health science
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Research Institution | Teikyo Heisei University |
Principal Investigator |
KIKUCHI Kazumi 帝京平成大学, 健康メディカル学部, 講師 (00406703)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
OSADA Hisao 桜美林大学, 大学院・老年学研究科, 教授 (60150877)
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Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2012)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
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Keywords | コミュニティ / 社会関係 / 余暇活動 / 犬の散歩 / ソーシャル・キャピタル / 社会交流 / 高齢者 / 犬 / ソーシャルキャピタル / ネットワーク / 活動 / 地域 / 社会系心理 |
Research Abstract |
We found that dog-walking has a variety of social networking points, and therefore has an important community impact. Dog walkers build networks without pressure, and can exchange information frankly and interact at their own pace. It includes people of various backgrounds, and takes a variety of relationship forms, which becomes useful for participants. Even though they don’t know each other well, they share a rather high level of trust, due to few expectations. Through dog-walking, people build an attractive social network in the community . It is thought that dog-walking influences both continuance and development, which overall promotes the growth of “social capital”.
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