Relationship between COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Life Behavior, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Psychological Health: Evidence from a Sample of Japanese Working Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedures
2.2. Measures
2.2.1. COVID-19-Related Daily Life Behavior
2.2.2. Dispositional Mindfulness
2.2.3. Perceived Stress
2.2.4. Anxiety
2.2.5. Depression
2.3. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. COVID-19-Related Daily Life Behavior and Pre–Post Comparisons
3.2. Scores from Psychological Scales and Correlations between Scales
3.3. Correlations between Characteristics of Participants and Daily Life Behavior
3.4. Correlations between COVID-19-Related Daily Life Behavior and Psychological Scales
3.5. Moderating Effects of Mindfulness
4. Discussion
4.1. COVID-19-Related Changes in Daily Life Behavior
4.2. Altered Daily Life Behavior and Psychological Health
4.3. Protective Role of Mindfulness for Psychological Health
4.4. Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics of Participants | Proportion (%) |
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Sex | |
Male | 68.96% |
Female | 31.04% |
Region | |
Hokkaidō | 3.92% |
Tōhoku | 4.34% |
Kantō | 41.95% |
Chūbu | 17.16% |
Kansai (Kinki) | 18.54% |
Chūgoku | 5.72% |
Shikoku | 2.33% |
Kyūshū & Okinawa | 6.04% |
Marital status | |
Unmarried | 33.26% |
Married | 57.52% |
Bereaved | 0.21% |
Divorced | 9.00% |
Employment status | |
Self-employed/family worker | 13.67% |
Full-time worker | 68.96% |
Part-time worker | 16.00% |
Others | 1.38% |
Household income level | |
Below JPA 2,000,000 Japanese | 7.84% |
Between JPA 2,000,000 and JPA 4,990,000 | 29.56% |
Between JPA 5,000,000 and JPA 8,990,000 | 38.24% |
Above JPA 9,000,000 | 24.36% |
N people per household | |
1 (Min) | 22.78% |
2 | 21.61% |
3 | 24.58% |
4 | 22.78% |
5 | 6.04% |
6 | 1.59% |
7 (Max) | 0.64% |
Daily practice of mindfulness/meditation | |
Yes | 8.47% |
No | 91.53% |
Daily Life Behavior | Pre-Pandemic | Post-Pandemic | Pre–Post Comparison | ||
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M (SD) | M (SD) | t (p) | Cohen’s d | ||
Spent at home | 7.58 (3.84) | 8.70 (4.54) | 11.123 (<0.001 ***) | 0.27 | |
Spent indoors other than at home | 6.94 (3.91) | 6.17 (4.05) | −8.971 (<0.001 ***) | −0.19 | |
Spent outdoors | 3.30 (3.33) | 2.89 (3.16) | −8.229 (<0.001 ***) | −0.13 | |
Sleeping | 6.54 (1.12) | 6.58 (1.15) | 2.397 (0.017 *) | 0.04 | |
Time use | Using a PC | 4.02 (3.22) | 4.18 (3.28) | 3.452 (<0.001 ***) | 0.05 |
(hours per day) | Using a smartphone | 1.72 (1.49) | 1.88 (1.63) | 6.354 (<0.001 ***) | 0.11 |
Engaging with social media | 0.59 (0.73) | 0.63 (0.81) | 3.196 (0.0014 **) | 0.05 | |
Engaging in work at home | 0.52 (1.77) | 1.50 (2.89) | 11.268 (<0.001 ***) | 0.41 | |
Engaging in work at places other than at home | 5.47 (3.99) | 4.89 (4.00) | −7.319 (<0.001 ***) | −0.15 | |
Engaging in activities other than work | 1.44 (1.44) | 1.34 (1.38) | −3.621 (<0.001 ***) | −0.07 | |
Anticipation of infection | 3.35 (2.56) | 5.97 (2.48) | 24.974 (<0.001 ***) | 1.04 | |
Media exposure | 3.99 (2.63) | 6.22 (2.26) | 21.741 (<0.001 ***) | 0.91 | |
Well-regulated life | 6.07 (2.28) | 6.26 (2.24) | 3.615 (<0.001 ***) | 0.08 | |
Self-evaluation | Enough sleep | 6.02 (2.17) | 6.13 (2.22) | 2.855 (0.004 **) | 0.05 |
Smoothness of work | 6.00 (2.13) | 5.55 (2.25) | −7.881 (<0.001 ***) | −0.21 | |
Smoothness of nonwork activities | 5.52 (2.30) | 5.15 (2.32) | −5.535 (<0.001 ***) | −0.16 | |
Communication at work | 6.03 (2.06) | 5.67 (2.14) | −7.020 (<0.001 ***) | −0.17 | |
Communication with family | 6.29 (2.16) | 6.38 (2.23) | 2.057 (0.040 *) | 0.04 |
Psychological Scale | M (SD) | Correlation Coefficient (r) | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
1. FFMQ total | 120.24 (13.07) | ― | |||||||
2. Observing | 20.60 (5.65) | 0.259 *** | ― | ||||||
3. Describing | 24.07 (5.13) | 0.792 *** | 0.237 *** | ― | |||||
4. Acting with awareness | 28.62 (5.50) | 0.549 *** | −0.451 *** | 0.263 *** | ― | ||||
5. Nonjudging | 27.43 (5.53) | 0.353 *** | −0.603 *** | 0.065 * | 0.657 *** | ― | |||
6. Nonreactivity | 19.51 (4.68) | 0.549 *** | 0.499 *** | 0.444 *** | −0.161 *** | −0.310 *** | ― | ||
7. PSS total | 27.95 (7.56) | −0.610 *** | 0.011 | −0.484 *** | −0.395 *** | −0.346 *** | −0.314 *** | ― | |
8. STAI-T total | 46.41 (10.70) | −0.589 *** | 0.096 ** | −0.447 *** | −0.463 *** | −0.407 *** | −0.246 *** | 0.780 *** | ― |
9. CES-D total | 16.03 (10.75) | −0.508 *** | 0.129 *** | −0.359 *** | −0.469 *** | −0.377 *** | −0.186 *** | 0.623 *** | 0.787 *** |
Daily Life Behavior | Age | Household Income Level | N People per Household | |
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Spent at home | −0.019 | −0.102 ** | −0.094 ** | |
Spent indoors other than at home | 0.041 | 0.145 *** | 0.084 * | |
Spent outdoors | 0.003 | 0.036 | <0.001 | |
Sleeping | −0.115 *** | −0.087 ** | −0.016 | |
Time use | Using a PC | 0.025 | 0.099 ** | −0.099 ** |
(hours per day) | Using a smartphone | −0.265 *** | −0.036 | 0.063 |
Engaging with social media | −0.201 *** | 0.022 | 0.054 | |
Engaging in work at home | −0.065 * | 0.129 *** | −0.062 | |
Engaging in work at places other than at home | 0.020 | 0.047 | 0.037 | |
Engaging in activities other than work | −0.092 ** | 0.070 * | −0.077 * | |
Anticipation of infection | −0.046 | 0.046 | 0.075 * | |
Media exposure | 0.039 | 0.099 ** | 0.059 | |
Well-regulated life | 0.061 | 0.105 ** | 0.078 * | |
Self-evaluation | Enough sleep | 0.002 | 0.063 | 0.040 |
Smoothness of work | −0.012 | 0.213 *** | 0.138 *** | |
Smoothness of nonwork activities | −0.087 ** | 0.173 *** | 0.030 | |
Communication at work | 0.006 | 0.113 *** | 0.091 ** | |
Communication with family | −0.002 | 0.204 *** | 0.239 *** |
Daily Life Behavior | Pre–Post Difference-Based Correlation | Post-Pandemic-Based Correlation | |||||||
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FFMQ | PSS | STAI-T | CES-D | FFMQ | PSS | STAI-T | CES-D | ||
Spent at home | 0.048 | 0.026 | 0.005 | −0.015 | 0.009 | 0.068 * | 0.039 | 0.028 | |
Spent indoors other than at home | −0.041 | −0.023 | −0.004 | −0.006 | −0.018 | −0.076 * | −0.038 | −0.023 | |
Spent outdoors | −0.025 | −0.019 | −009 | −0.047 | −0.014 | −0.047 | −0.027 | 0.008 | |
Sleeping | 0.003 | 0.009 | 0.008 | −0.003 | −0.014 | −0.031 | −0.022 | −0.037 | |
Time use | Using a PC | 0.035 | 0.011 | −0.030 | −0.041 | 0.007 | 0.008 | 0.031 | 0.021 |
(hours per day) | Using a smartphone | 0.002 | 0.053 | 0.012 | 0.005 | −0.152 *** | 0.115 *** | 0.136 *** | 0.167 *** |
Engaging with social media | −0.022 | 0.043 | 0.032 | 0.044 | −0.043 | 0.087 ** | 0.134 *** | 0.185 *** | |
Engaging in work at home | 0.013 | −0.001 | −0.013 | −0.016 | 0.011 | 0.027 | 0.030 | 0.037 | |
Engaging in work at places other than at home | −0.034 | −0.022 | −0.028 | 0.005 | −0.036 | 0.002 | −0.014 | −0.035 | |
Engaging in activities other than work | −0.010 | −0.042 | −0.046 | −0.047 | 0.069 * | −0.085 ** | −0.046 | −0.035 | |
Anticipation of infection | 0.019 | 0.056 | 0.042 | 0.002 | −0.029 | 0.131 *** | 0.133 *** | 0.115 *** | |
Media exposure | 0.029 | 0.071 * | 0.038 | −0.001 | 0.057 | 0.092 ** | 0.071 * | 0.060 | |
Well-regulated life | 0.036 | −0.090 ** | −0.039 | −0.024 | 0.224 *** | −0.244 *** | −0.252 *** | −0.234 *** | |
Self-evaluation | Enough sleep | 0.057 | −0.046 | −0.070 * | −0.094 ** | 0.158 *** | −0.218 *** | −0.252 *** | −0.224 *** |
Smoothness of work | −0.066 * | −0.098 ** | −0.061 | −0.090 ** | 0.187 *** | −0.387 *** | −0.389 *** | −0.376 *** | |
Smoothness of nonwork activities | −0.059 | −0.049 | −0.015 | −0.001 | 0.161 *** | −0.264 *** | −0.255 *** | −0.192 *** | |
Communication at work | −0.019 | −0.087 ** | −0.015 | −0.044 | 0.277 *** | −0.341 *** | −0.334 *** | −0.341 *** | |
Communication with family | 0.048 | −0.050 | −0.043 | −0.063 | 0.272 *** | −0.270 *** | −0.344 *** | −0.341 *** |
Independent Variables | PSS | STAI-T | CES-D | ||||||
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Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | |
Step 1 | |||||||||
Sex | 0.077 * | 0.086 ** | 0.098 *** | 0.062 | 0.073 ** | 0.079 ** | −0.040 | −0.031 | −0.013 |
Age | −0.052 | −0.007 | −0.004 | −0.050 | 0.007 | 0.010 | −0.111 ** | −0.049 | −0.039 |
Unmarried | 0.073 | 0.048 | 0.042 | 0.190 ** | 0.172 *** | 0.169 *** | 0.148 * | 0.137 ** | 0.128 ** |
Married | 0.057 | 0.026 | 0.027 | 0.115 | 0.091 * | 0.093 * | 0.059 | 0.046 | 0.050 |
Bereaved | 0.020 | 0.018 | 0.020 | 0.018 | 0.015 | 0.015 | −0.022 | −0.024 | −0.028 |
Full-time worker | −0.032 | 0.007 | 0.010 | −0.008 | 0.022 | 0.024 | 0.006 | 0.041 | 0.040 |
Part-time worker | −0.001 | 0.009 | 0.001 | 0.016 | 0.027 | 0.022 | 0.059 | 0.073 * | 0.064 |
Household income level | −0.161 *** | −0.052 | −0.055 ** | −0.181 *** | −0.074 ** | −0.078 ** | −0.146 *** | −0.047 | −0.059 * |
N people per household | −0.010 | −0.007 | −0.013 | −0.014 | −0.015 | −0.019 | −0.029 | −0.031 | −0.033 |
Daily practice of mindfulness/meditation | −0.008 | −0.022 | −0.020 | −0.029 | −0.035 | −0.036 | −0.068 * | −0.068 ** | −0.067 ** |
Step 2 | |||||||||
Time spent at home | 0.007 | <0.001 | −0.029 | −0.032 | −0.026 | −0.032 | |||
Time spent using a smartphone | −0.025 | −0.026 | −0.006 | −0.007 | 0.022 | 0.027 | |||
Time spent engaged with social media | 0.020 | 0.022 | 0.062 * | 0.064 * | 0.103 *** | 0.111 *** | |||
Anticipation of infection | 0.028 | 0.030 | 0.061 * | 0.066 * | 0.054 | 0.065 * | |||
Media exposure | 0.142 *** | 0.143 *** | 0.101 ** | 0.098 ** | 0.088 ** | 0.077 * | |||
Smoothness of work | −0.293 *** | −0.298 *** | −0.286 *** | −0.290 *** | −0.288 *** | −0.293 *** | |||
FFMQ total | −0.554 *** | −0.530 *** | −0.520 *** | −0.511 *** | −0.431 *** | −0.422 *** | |||
Step 3 | |||||||||
FFMQ total × Time spent engaged with social media | −0.011 | −0.017 | 0.035 | ||||||
FFMQ total × Anticipation of infection | 0.048 | −0.004 | 0.019 | ||||||
FFMQ total × Media exposure | −0.097 *** | −0.021 | −0.027 | ||||||
FFMQ total × Smoothness of work | 0.085 *** | 0.050 * | 0.148 *** | ||||||
R2 | 0.052 *** | 0.492 *** | 0.504 *** | 0.076 *** | 0.484 *** | 0.487 *** | 0.078 *** | 0.408 *** | 0.428 *** |
ΔR2 | 0.440 *** | 0.012 *** | 0.408 *** | 0.004 | 0.330 *** | 0.020 *** |
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Miyata, H.; Yamasaki, K.; ChaeEun, N.; Ishikawa, H. Relationship between COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Life Behavior, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Psychological Health: Evidence from a Sample of Japanese Working Adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5873. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105873
Miyata H, Yamasaki K, ChaeEun N, Ishikawa H. Relationship between COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Life Behavior, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Psychological Health: Evidence from a Sample of Japanese Working Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(10):5873. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105873
Chicago/Turabian StyleMiyata, Hiromitsu, Kaho Yamasaki, Noh ChaeEun, and Haruyuki Ishikawa. 2023. "Relationship between COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Life Behavior, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Psychological Health: Evidence from a Sample of Japanese Working Adults" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 10: 5873. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20105873