Socioeconomic Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on the Mental Health and Life Satisfaction of the Japanese Population

Abstract COVID-19 has been a global challenge ever since its emergence, with reports suggesting negative effects on the mental health and well-being of people. We investigated the associations of the socioeconomic changes driven by the pandemic, illness, well-being, and fear of COVID-19 in Japan. Totally, 565 Japanese individuals completed an online survey, including questions on their self-restraint and changing incomes, and the Fear of COVID-19 Scale; Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale; and present, past, and future life satisfaction scale. Analysis using structural equation models revealed that refraining from going out was a predictor of illness due to the fear of COVID-19. Decreased income predicted increased illness, but was not due to fear of COVID-19. These results suggested that the interaction between decreased time outside and increased fear of COVID-19 could affect illness. Our study suggests the role of fear of COVID-19 during pandemic and the socioeconomic impacts on mental health..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

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International journal of mental health and addiction - 20(2021), 3 vom: 02. Dez., Seite 1560-1574

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sugawara, Daichi [VerfasserIn]
Masuyama, Akihiro [VerfasserIn]
Kubo, Takahiro [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Changing income
Fear of COVID-19 scale
Mental health
Self-restraint

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© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021

doi:

10.1007/s11469-020-00461-3

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OLC2078934275