COVID-19の感染拡大下における大学生の精神的健康とマインドフルネスの調整効果――生活の変化と現状に着目して――

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This study examined the associations between lifestyle changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the psychological health of university students, and the potential moderating roles of dispositional mindfulness in these relationships. Participants (N=300) completed an online questionnaire survey assessing pre- and post-pandemic lifestyles and responded to psychological scales assessing stress, anxiety, depression, and mindfulness. The results indicated post-pandemic changes, including increased time spent at home, decreased time spent indoors, and increased self-reported frequency of exposure to COVID-19-related media reports. The increased time spent at home and indoors was significantly associated with higher stress and anxiety. Furthermore, there was a moderating effect of mindfulness, such that the frequency of post-pandemic exposure to media reports was less predictive of lower psychological health when mindfulness was relatively high. These results suggest that post-pandemic lifestyles and lifestyle changes influenced students’ psychological health compared to before the pandemic. Moreover, mindfulness played a protective role in this relationship.