PUBLIC BATH USE AT A JAPANESE SENIOR APARTMENT ASSOCIATED WITH NEIGHBORHOOD RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT
Mai Takase, Isuzu Nakamoto, Hiroshi Murayama · 2023
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Mai Takase, Isuzu Nakamoto, and Hiroshi Murayama published this study in 2023. It looks at public baths inside a Japanese senior apartment building. Shared bathing is a long cultural habit in Japan, and such buildings include a bath where residents meet. The team surveyed all 185 residents of one building in Saitama. They asked how often each person used the bath, and how close their ties were inside the building.
Among the 117 who answered, weekly bath users were far more likely to report deep neighbor ties. They were also more likely to say they had social support on site. The links held after statistical adjustment. The authors argue that facilities with cultural meaning can seed friendship in senior housing. A bath, in this setting, works as social infrastructure, not just plumbing.
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| CREATOR | Mai Takase, Isuzu Nakamoto, Hiroshi Murayama |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 2 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |