Mikihiro Sato
Biographic Data
| ID | 3581779 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mikihiro Sato |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mikihiro |
| FAMILY NAME | Sato |
| SIGNATURE | SATO M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3324-2543 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 66 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Locations of leisure-time physical activity and well-being in middle-aged and older women in Japan
Racial Residential Segregation and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Prevalence in Chicago, IL
Park and Recreational Facility Availability, Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Socioeconomic Status, and Race
Exploring the link between runners’ involvement and well-being using the psychological continuum model
Investigating the climate vulnerability of North American ultra-endurance running events
Grit, Leisure Involvement, and Life Satisfaction
Although the relationship between leisure and subjective well-being has been widely studied in the leisure literature, the role of an individual’s personality in this relationship has rarely been explored. This study focuses on grit—a personality trait that consists of two dimensions of perseverance of effort and consistency of interest—and examines the relationships among grit, leisure involvement, and life satisfaction. Data were collected from…
What explains the well-being benefits of physical activity? A mixed-methods analysis of the roles of participation frequency and social identification
Our research provides quantitative and qualitative evidence supporting the association between social identification and the well-being benefits of physical activity in a social setting. It confirms the predictions of the social identity approach to health and well-being, demonstrating that people enjoy well-being benefits from physical activity participation when it is internalized as a meaningful definition of self
Disasters and catastrophes
Disasters disrupt people’s ability to be physically active. Despite the well-known health benefits of physical activity, there is limited understanding of how disasters may affect those who experience constraints to being active, such as people with disabilities. This study explored how one major disaster, the COVID-19 pandemic, affected people with disabilities’ participation in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and their mental health and w…
The potentials of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) in leisure research
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) is a multivariate statistical technique that helps examine complex relationships among a number of variables. Although its use has increased over decades, PLS-SEM remains underutilized in leisure research. The purpose of this methodological paper is to offer a primer on PLS-SEM for leisure researchers and to present a critical review of PLS-SEM’s strengths and limitations, while identif…
To be or not to be
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the leisure industry. Mandatory directives such as social distancing and stay-at-home/shelter-in-place orders reduce disease transmission and protect the health and well-being of the public. However, such strategies might impair active leisure participation. We identify challenges and constraints of engaging in active leisure activities during the pandemic and explore how the general publ…
Enhancing Older Adults’ Sense of Belonging and Subjective Well-Being Through Sport Game Attendance, Team Identification, and Emotional Support
Objective: We investigate how (a) attendance at sport games and (b) identification with a sport team as fans (i.e., team identification) influence older adults' perceptions of emotional support, belonging, and subjective well-being (SWB). Method: An experimental pilot study was conducted with 50 older adults, followed by a main survey study administered to 534 older adults from various communities across the United States. Results: Pilot study re…
Access to parks and recreational facilities, physical activity, and health care costs for older adults
Although research has documented the health benefits of physical activity and use of park and recreational facilities, the relationships of these factors to healthcare costs remain unexplored at the population level. Building upon a social-ecological model, we analyzed county-level data to examine the extent to which physical activity rate and access to parks and recreational facilities were related to the healthcare costs for older adults (i.e.,…
Running involvement and life satisfaction
Accumulating evidence suggests that physically active leisure represents an important correlate of life satisfaction; however, the role that personality has on leisure involvement and life satisfaction remains ambiguous. This study explored whether the big-five personality traits explain running involvement and life satisfaction. Participants (N = 742) were recruited from a distance-running event held in the United States. The results revealed th…
Event satisfaction, leisure involvement and life satisfaction at a walking event
Given the rising popularity of mass-participant sport, such as walking and running events, research has started to address whether these types of events could promote life satisfaction for participants. Nevertheless, the theoretical link between event participation and life satisfaction has not been fully elaborated. Using bottom-up theory of life satisfaction, this study examined the role of event satisfaction and the three facets of leisure inv…
The Role of Physically Active Leisure for Enhancing Quality of Life
Drawing upon bottom-up theory of life satisfaction, this study develops and tests a model that links physically active leisure to people's quality of life. Results from a sample of 827 running event participants revealed that satisfaction with event participation and psychological involvement in running were significant predictors of participants’ life domain satisfaction and overall life satisfaction, both of which are common subjective indicato…
The Role of Physically Active Leisure for Enhancing Quality of Life
Drawing upon bottom-up theory of life satisfaction, this study develops and tests a model that links physically active leisure to people's quality of life. Results from a sample of 827 running event participants revealed that satisfaction with event participation and psychological involvement in running were significant predictors of participants’ life domain satisfaction and overall life satisfaction, both of which are common subjective indicato…
Running involvement and life satisfaction
Accumulating evidence suggests that physically active leisure represents an important correlate of life satisfaction; however, the role that personality has on leisure involvement and life satisfaction remains ambiguous. This study explored whether the big-five personality traits explain running involvement and life satisfaction. Participants (N = 742) were recruited from a distance-running event held in the United States. The results revealed th…
To be or not to be
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the leisure industry. Mandatory directives such as social distancing and stay-at-home/shelter-in-place orders reduce disease transmission and protect the health and well-being of the public. However, such strategies might impair active leisure participation. We identify challenges and constraints of engaging in active leisure activities during the pandemic and explore how the general publ…
Access to parks and recreational facilities, physical activity, and health care costs for older adults
Although research has documented the health benefits of physical activity and use of park and recreational facilities, the relationships of these factors to healthcare costs remain unexplored at the population level. Building upon a social-ecological model, we analyzed county-level data to examine the extent to which physical activity rate and access to parks and recreational facilities were related to the healthcare costs for older adults (i.e.,…
Enhancing Older Adults’ Sense of Belonging and Subjective Well-Being Through Sport Game Attendance, Team Identification, and Emotional Support
Objective: We investigate how (a) attendance at sport games and (b) identification with a sport team as fans (i.e., team identification) influence older adults' perceptions of emotional support, belonging, and subjective well-being (SWB). Method: An experimental pilot study was conducted with 50 older adults, followed by a main survey study administered to 534 older adults from various communities across the United States. Results: Pilot study re…
The potentials of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) in leisure research
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) is a multivariate statistical technique that helps examine complex relationships among a number of variables. Although its use has increased over decades, PLS-SEM remains underutilized in leisure research. The purpose of this methodological paper is to offer a primer on PLS-SEM for leisure researchers and to present a critical review of PLS-SEM’s strengths and limitations, while identif…
Event satisfaction, leisure involvement and life satisfaction at a walking event
Given the rising popularity of mass-participant sport, such as walking and running events, research has started to address whether these types of events could promote life satisfaction for participants. Nevertheless, the theoretical link between event participation and life satisfaction has not been fully elaborated. Using bottom-up theory of life satisfaction, this study examined the role of event satisfaction and the three facets of leisure inv…
What explains the well-being benefits of physical activity? A mixed-methods analysis of the roles of participation frequency and social identification
Our research provides quantitative and qualitative evidence supporting the association between social identification and the well-being benefits of physical activity in a social setting. It confirms the predictions of the social identity approach to health and well-being, demonstrating that people enjoy well-being benefits from physical activity participation when it is internalized as a meaningful definition of self
Exploring the link between runners’ involvement and well-being using the psychological continuum model
Grit, Leisure Involvement, and Life Satisfaction
Although the relationship between leisure and subjective well-being has been widely studied in the leisure literature, the role of an individual’s personality in this relationship has rarely been explored. This study focuses on grit—a personality trait that consists of two dimensions of perseverance of effort and consistency of interest—and examines the relationships among grit, leisure involvement, and life satisfaction. Data were collected from…
Disasters and catastrophes
Disasters disrupt people’s ability to be physically active. Despite the well-known health benefits of physical activity, there is limited understanding of how disasters may affect those who experience constraints to being active, such as people with disabilities. This study explored how one major disaster, the COVID-19 pandemic, affected people with disabilities’ participation in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and their mental health and w…
The Role of Physically Active Leisure for Enhancing Quality of Life
Drawing upon bottom-up theory of life satisfaction, this study develops and tests a model that links physically active leisure to people's quality of life. Results from a sample of 827 running event participants revealed that satisfaction with event participation and psychological involvement in running were significant predictors of participants’ life domain satisfaction and overall life satisfaction, both of which are common subjective indicato…
Event satisfaction, leisure involvement and life satisfaction at a walking event
Given the rising popularity of mass-participant sport, such as walking and running events, research has started to address whether these types of events could promote life satisfaction for participants. Nevertheless, the theoretical link between event participation and life satisfaction has not been fully elaborated. Using bottom-up theory of life satisfaction, this study examined the role of event satisfaction and the three facets of leisure inv…
Running involvement and life satisfaction
Accumulating evidence suggests that physically active leisure represents an important correlate of life satisfaction; however, the role that personality has on leisure involvement and life satisfaction remains ambiguous. This study explored whether the big-five personality traits explain running involvement and life satisfaction. Participants (N = 742) were recruited from a distance-running event held in the United States. The results revealed th…
Enhancing Older Adults’ Sense of Belonging and Subjective Well-Being Through Sport Game Attendance, Team Identification, and Emotional Support
Objective: We investigate how (a) attendance at sport games and (b) identification with a sport team as fans (i.e., team identification) influence older adults' perceptions of emotional support, belonging, and subjective well-being (SWB). Method: An experimental pilot study was conducted with 50 older adults, followed by a main survey study administered to 534 older adults from various communities across the United States. Results: Pilot study re…
Access to parks and recreational facilities, physical activity, and health care costs for older adults
Although research has documented the health benefits of physical activity and use of park and recreational facilities, the relationships of these factors to healthcare costs remain unexplored at the population level. Building upon a social-ecological model, we analyzed county-level data to examine the extent to which physical activity rate and access to parks and recreational facilities were related to the healthcare costs for older adults (i.e.,…
To be or not to be
The COVID-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented impact on the leisure industry. Mandatory directives such as social distancing and stay-at-home/shelter-in-place orders reduce disease transmission and protect the health and well-being of the public. However, such strategies might impair active leisure participation. We identify challenges and constraints of engaging in active leisure activities during the pandemic and explore how the general publ…
Disasters and catastrophes
Disasters disrupt people’s ability to be physically active. Despite the well-known health benefits of physical activity, there is limited understanding of how disasters may affect those who experience constraints to being active, such as people with disabilities. This study explored how one major disaster, the COVID-19 pandemic, affected people with disabilities’ participation in leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) and their mental health and w…
The potentials of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) in leisure research
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) is a multivariate statistical technique that helps examine complex relationships among a number of variables. Although its use has increased over decades, PLS-SEM remains underutilized in leisure research. The purpose of this methodological paper is to offer a primer on PLS-SEM for leisure researchers and to present a critical review of PLS-SEM’s strengths and limitations, while identif…
Grit, Leisure Involvement, and Life Satisfaction
Although the relationship between leisure and subjective well-being has been widely studied in the leisure literature, the role of an individual’s personality in this relationship has rarely been explored. This study focuses on grit—a personality trait that consists of two dimensions of perseverance of effort and consistency of interest—and examines the relationships among grit, leisure involvement, and life satisfaction. Data were collected from…
What explains the well-being benefits of physical activity? A mixed-methods analysis of the roles of participation frequency and social identification
Our research provides quantitative and qualitative evidence supporting the association between social identification and the well-being benefits of physical activity in a social setting. It confirms the predictions of the social identity approach to health and well-being, demonstrating that people enjoy well-being benefits from physical activity participation when it is internalized as a meaningful definition of self
Racial Residential Segregation and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Prevalence in Chicago, IL
Park and Recreational Facility Availability, Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Socioeconomic Status, and Race
Exploring the link between runners’ involvement and well-being using the psychological continuum model
Investigating the climate vulnerability of North American ultra-endurance running events
Locations of leisure-time physical activity and well-being in middle-aged and older women in Japan
Psychology (10 works) · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Life satisfaction (5 works) · Physical activity (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Leisure activity (3 works)