Journal of Coastal Zone Management

Kazuo Yamashita

Publications

• Research Article
  An Empirical Study on the Effects of the Beach on Mood and Mental Health in Japan
  Author(s): Chenchen Peng*, Kazuo Yamashita and Eiichi Kobayashi Chenchen Peng*, Kazuo Yamashita and Eiichi Kobayashi
  
  The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether beach-going affects the mood and mental health of Japanese people, and to examine gender-based differences with regard to these effects of beach-going. We used a short version of Sakano et al.’s Mood Inventory to measure tension and excitement, fatigue, depressive, anxious, and refreshed moods; and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) to measure mental health. We randomly selected data from 180 people in Japan, including 104 males (57.8%), and 76 females (42.2%). Based on the participants’ degree of enthusiasm for going to the beach, they were categorized into three groups: the high enthusiasm group, moderate enthusiasm group, and low enthusiasm group. The findings of this study showed that (1) a high degree of enthusiasm for beach-going had a greater significant effect on mood and mental health than did moderate and l.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2473-3350.1000412

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