Multidimensional Analysis of Well-Being Domains in Japan: Fulfillment, Importance, and Contribution to Overall Well-Being
Efforts to measure citizen Well-Being (WB) and integrate the results into policymaking have gained momentum globally. In this study, we evaluate the domains comprising WB indicators based on three dimensions—fulfillment, importance, and contribution to overall WB—to effectively apply these findings...
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| author | Yasuyuki Kudo Tobu Tomabechi Yuho Shimizu Shuhei Fukuyama Yuki Igeta Mizuka Ohtaka Takaaki Hashimoto Kaori Karasawa |
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| description | Efforts to measure citizen Well-Being (WB) and integrate the results into policymaking have gained momentum globally. In this study, we evaluate the domains comprising WB indicators based on three dimensions—fulfillment, importance, and contribution to overall WB—to effectively apply these findings to policies and urban development strategies. An online survey of 1394 Japanese adults (630 women, 764 men) was conducted to analyze the rankings of the 24 domains (comprising 46 items) of the Liveable Well-being City indicator, a widely used framework in Japan, across these three dimensions. The analysis revealed that items in domains related to Life Environment ranked highest regarding fulfillment, whereas domains related to Living Authentically or Life Environment ranked highest in importance. Meanwhile, items in the domains associated with Community Relationships or Living Authentically tended to rank higher in contribution to overall WB; however, this was not statistically significant. These results suggest inconsistencies in evaluation across dimensions and highlight the necessity of incorporating three-dimensional evaluations into policymaking and policy improvement. Furthermore, the findings indicate that strategies targeting Community Relationships could be particularly effective in enhancing WB and providing actionable policy design and implementation guidance. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b657fd4b3efa44fdb874c2a232f9d7482025-08-20T01:56:39ZengMDPI AGUrban Science2413-88512025-05-019515510.3390/urbansci9050155Multidimensional Analysis of Well-Being Domains in Japan: Fulfillment, Importance, and Contribution to Overall Well-BeingYasuyuki Kudo0Tobu Tomabechi1Yuho Shimizu2Shuhei Fukuyama3Yuki Igeta4Mizuka Ohtaka5Takaaki Hashimoto6Kaori Karasawa7Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanGraduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanFaculty of Social Innovation, Seijo University, Tokyo 157-8511, JapanGraduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanGraduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8561, JapanGraduate School of Sociology, Toyo University, Tokyo 112-8606, JapanGraduate School of Sociology, Toyo University, Tokyo 112-8606, JapanGraduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanEfforts to measure citizen Well-Being (WB) and integrate the results into policymaking have gained momentum globally. In this study, we evaluate the domains comprising WB indicators based on three dimensions—fulfillment, importance, and contribution to overall WB—to effectively apply these findings to policies and urban development strategies. An online survey of 1394 Japanese adults (630 women, 764 men) was conducted to analyze the rankings of the 24 domains (comprising 46 items) of the Liveable Well-being City indicator, a widely used framework in Japan, across these three dimensions. The analysis revealed that items in domains related to Life Environment ranked highest regarding fulfillment, whereas domains related to Living Authentically or Life Environment ranked highest in importance. Meanwhile, items in the domains associated with Community Relationships or Living Authentically tended to rank higher in contribution to overall WB; however, this was not statistically significant. These results suggest inconsistencies in evaluation across dimensions and highlight the necessity of incorporating three-dimensional evaluations into policymaking and policy improvement. Furthermore, the findings indicate that strategies targeting Community Relationships could be particularly effective in enhancing WB and providing actionable policy design and implementation guidance.https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/9/5/155well-being domainsranking analysisonline surveyJapan |
| spellingShingle | Yasuyuki Kudo Tobu Tomabechi Yuho Shimizu Shuhei Fukuyama Yuki Igeta Mizuka Ohtaka Takaaki Hashimoto Kaori Karasawa Multidimensional Analysis of Well-Being Domains in Japan: Fulfillment, Importance, and Contribution to Overall Well-Being Urban Science well-being domains ranking analysis online survey Japan |
| title | Multidimensional Analysis of Well-Being Domains in Japan: Fulfillment, Importance, and Contribution to Overall Well-Being |
| title_full | Multidimensional Analysis of Well-Being Domains in Japan: Fulfillment, Importance, and Contribution to Overall Well-Being |
| title_fullStr | Multidimensional Analysis of Well-Being Domains in Japan: Fulfillment, Importance, and Contribution to Overall Well-Being |
| title_full_unstemmed | Multidimensional Analysis of Well-Being Domains in Japan: Fulfillment, Importance, and Contribution to Overall Well-Being |
| title_short | Multidimensional Analysis of Well-Being Domains in Japan: Fulfillment, Importance, and Contribution to Overall Well-Being |
| title_sort | multidimensional analysis of well being domains in japan fulfillment importance and contribution to overall well being |
| topic | well-being domains ranking analysis online survey Japan |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/9/5/155 |
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