APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Sustainable Community Well-Being through Prosociality and Community Trust
- Yukiko Uchida
Kyoto University - Kosuke Takemura
Shiga University - Shintaro Fukushima
Tokyo Women’s Christian University - Mariko Kanamori
Stockholm University - Hidefumi Hitokoto
Kwansei Gakuin University - Yukihisa Minoura
Bukkyo University
Abstract
Sustainable community well-being requires more than short-term individual happiness. Using longitudinal data from 142 Japanese communities, this study shows that subjective well-being supported by community trust and prosociality predicts higher well-being four years later. These findings highlight that cooperative social relationships play a critical role in sustaining community well-being.
