著者
山本 晃輔
出版者
大阪産業大学学会
雑誌
大阪産業大学論集 人文・社会科学編 = JOURNAL OF OSAKA SANGYO UNIVERSITY Humanities & Social Sciences (ISSN:18825966)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.36, pp.43-50, 2019-06-28

The present study examined influences of aging on olfactory imagery ability and Subjective Well-being. In the survey, two hundred young adults and two hundred elderly adults completed the Vividness Odor Imagery Questionnaire (VOIQ) and Subjective Well-being Scale. The results showed that the young adults rated higher than the elderly adults on total score of VOIQ. Additionally, the young adults rated lower than the elderly adults on total score of Subjective Well-being Scale. Significant correlations were shown between total score of VOIQ and total score of Subjective Well-being Scale in young and elderly adults. These findings suggest that olfactory imagery ability plays a significant role in Subjective Well-being.