Relationship between Lifestyle Rhythm and Subjective Well-being

Abstract

A questionnaire survey of Japanese working adults was conducted with the aim of clarifying the relationship between lifestyle rhythm and subjective well-being. The results revealed that among the four types of people, (1) morning type (early bird), (2) intermediate type (active neither early morning nor late at night but in the middle of the day), (3) night type (night owl), and (4) irregular type (active at different times depending on the day and circumstances), subjective well-being was significantly lower in (3) night type and (4) irregular type. The results may provide basic knowledge for improving the level of happiness by reviewing the lifestyle rhythm.