TOKUNAGA Hiroko, KUBOYAMA Tetsuji, KIMURA Atsushi, MUKAWA Naoki
J106-A(3) 104-113, Mar 1, 2023 Peer-reviewed
Based on the behavior analysis of the co-eating of older adults, this study clarifies the effects of psychological health on meal time conversation. We conducted a dietary experiment in which the same menu was provided in individual and platter formats to four groups consisting of six older adults. From the recorded video, participant's speech behaviors were annotated from the start of eating to 20 minutes. The subjects of analysis were the amount of speech and topics of the participants. The results revealed that during the meal, the speaker could easily secure a situation in which they continued to speak at a certain time, and the participants activated the interaction on the topic of cooking. This study found that co-eating conversation functions as a place to deepen mutual understanding among participants and to give the first meeting an opportunity to talk with each other.