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Dr. Shintaro Kono is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta. His research focuses on the relationship between leisure engagement and subjective well-being, particularly from a cross-cultural non-Western perspective. He aims to understand how leisure activities can enhance participants' subjective well-being, incorporating concepts such as 'ikigai' (a Japanese term for life worth living). His methodological approach includes a combination of qualitative and quantitative techniques, utilizing grounded theory, photo-elicitation, experiments, and structural equation modeling to investigate predictors of quality leisure engagement and strategies for constraint negotiation in leisure activities. In addition to his research, Dr. Kono teaches courses on the psychology of leisure and is currently interested in mobilizing knowledge in the field of leisure for well-being through online education accessible via various media. He is also open to supervising undergraduate students in research projects.
Department: Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Management