Journal of Health Psychology Research
Online ISSN : 2189-8804
Print ISSN : 2189-8790
ISSN-L : 2189-8804
33 巻, Special_issue 号
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研究論文
  • 岩野 卓, 青木 俊太郎, 宮﨑 友香, 坂野 雄二
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 157-162
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2020/08/25
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    One of the major aims of health psychology is promoting mental health. Therefore, we developed a short Cognitive Behavioral Training program to Promote Well-Being (CBT-PWB) by enhancing psychological well-being. Japanese university students (N=18; 4 men and 14 women; mean age=20.5, SD=1.8) participated in the CBT-PWB program. They evaluated their psychological well-being, behavior that promoted well-being, positive and negative automatic thoughts, and personal values. Results of a linear mixed model indicated significant changes in psychological well-being, positive and negative automatic thoughts, and personal values. Moreover, the effects of the intervention were observed after a follow-up period. However, behaviors that promoted well-being did not change significantly at the post-intervention follow-up. These results suggest that CBT-PWB is a useful technique in the field of health psychology.

  • 小谷 恵, 楠見 孝
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 163-171
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2020/08/25
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    We investigated if beverage were a trigger for nostalgia resulting in psychological effects other than feelings that typically result from drinking a beverage. This study had a pre-post comparative design. Participants (N=487, age range 15–79 years) were instructed to make a beverage at home by themselves. We used a questionnaire to determine their mood before drinking the beverage, and their mood, perceived social support, and nostalgic emotions after drinking. Results indicated a decreased feeling of anxiety and loneliness after drinking, regardless of nostalgia. Moreover, participants who reported feeling nostalgic had a more positive and relaxed feelings as well as increased perceived social support from family and significant others, whereas this was not the case doe participants that did not feel nostalgic. Also, structural equation modeling indicated that nostalgia led to an increase in perceived social support via the increased positive mood. These findings suggest that the psychological effects of drinks are enhanced by nostalgia.

  • 堀内 聡, 川乗 賀也
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 173-178
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2020/08/25
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    Dolphin-assisted activities (DAAs), in which interactions with dolphins are incorporated into health-promotion behaviors, are a possible method of promoting mental health. We briefly reviewed the literature on the effects of DAAs on mood. The results of previous studies indicated that negative mood decreases, and positive mood increases during DAAs. Moreover, individuals that experienced DAAs showed better levels of positive and negative mood compared to those that had not experienced DAAs. Then, we investigated the effects of DAAs on the mood. The results also indicated that negative mood decreased, and positive engagement and tranquility increased during activities such as observing, touching, and swimming with dolphins. The magnitude of the increase in positive engagement was significantly higher in individuals that touched dolphins compared to those that merely observed dolphins. Changes in negative mood and tranquility were identical across individuals that touched, observed, and swam with dolphins. These and previous findings suggest that DAAs are a useful measure for individuals that are willing to undertake DAAs. Nevertheless, specific interactions during DAAs that result in mood improvements remain unclear. It is suggested that future studies should identify such interactions.

Research paper
  • Yasuo Shimizu
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 179-193
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2020/08/25
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    【Introduction】 The number of prior studies has reported that mental health problems related to Japanese school teachers have increased sharply during the last two decades, and have become a severe problem for school administration, as well as Japanese society. Therefore, this study is to develop a high school teacher-specific version of four stress-related scales, and to examine the hypothesis, based on the school stress model that stressors, self-efficacy, and coping predict teachers’ stress reactions. 【Methods】The sample of this study included 368 Japanese high school teachers (248 male and 120 female, mean age=42.2, SD=8.2). The participants voluntarily responded to a questionnaire survey that was composed of items in the teacher-specific stressor scale, the self-Efficacy scale, the coping scale, and the stress reaction scale. Exploratory factor analyses, confirmatory factor analyses, and reliability analyses were conducted to develop the four original scales. The hierarchical regression analyses were performed to confirm the relationships between the four scales. 【Results】The results of exploratory factor analyses indicated that the Stressor Scale, the Self-Efficacy Scale, the Coping Scale, and the Stress Reaction Scale consisted of two factors. All the subscales had satisfactory internal consistency as indicated by Cronbach’s alpha reliabilities, and fit indices of structural validities. The results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that gender, stressors, self-efficacy, and coping, predicted stress reactions. Contrary to the hypothesis of this study, both approach and avoidance coping were associated with higher stress levels. Moreover, there was a limited impact of self-efficacy on the relationship between the stressor and the stress reaction, whereas coping failed to moderate the impact of stressors on stress reactions.【Conclusion】These results suggest that mental health interventions for reducing teachers’ stress burden should focus on addressing the causes of stress, as well as enhancing the teachers’ self-efficacy. Furthermore, more targeted support is needed for female teachers given their reports of elevated stress levels.

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  • 小池 城司, 松崎 景子, 福嶋 伸子, 椎葉 美香, 櫛部 香代子, 壁村 哲平
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 195-200
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2020/08/25
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    The Japanese national health insurance expenses have been increasing yearly and reached 40.8 trillion yen in 2014. A significant reason for this increase is the increasing number of patients suffering from non-communicable diseases, such as metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus. Health guidance and guidelines for medical treatment involving psychological approaches, such as applied behavior change, have been proposed to solve this situation. However, most medical professionals have insufficient training in conducting psychological approaches, which might be efficacious. However, many issues, including analyzing the data on specific health guidance methods and daily practices for metabolic syndrome/diabetes treatment, as well as elucidating the current status and problems of treatment, must be addressed. Therefore, we evaluated the psychological approaches appropriate for metabolic syndrome/diabetes treatment. The results indicated the possibility of involving health psychologists and certified psychologists in medical treatment.

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Research paper
  • Satoko Kimpara, Danielle Goodmann, Afik Faerman
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 203-210
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2021/01/20
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    Mindfulness-based interventions have demonstrated efficacy in reducing symptoms of depression, physical pain, sleep disturbances, and smoking, in the United States and increasingly in Japan. However, the efficacy and feasibility of mindfulness-based interventions in Japan is unknown and remains to be investigated. This is the first Japanese study to obtain feedback and report data on stress and physical symptoms before and after an eight-week, mindfulness-based intervention program. We have discussed the importance of these results from the Eastern perspective within the context of differences in psychological concepts between Western and Eastern countries and integrating and adopting psychological concepts for global living. We utilized the constructs of coping and coping styles, as defined by Beutler and his colleagues who summarized cross-cultural findings on coping styles and matched interventions to enhance coping abilities. We also addressed the significance of insight-oriented approaches in mindfulness-based interventions.

  • Tomoko Tanaka, Yoshimi Hyodo
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 211-223
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2021/01/20
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    We assessed health behaviors and cognitions related to gaps in eating between the home environment and a new environment among international students living in Japan and compared the results with Japanese students. A questionnaire survey on eating awareness was conducted with international (n=209) and Japanese (n=176) students. The results identified factors related to international students before they arrived in Japan, which included (1) Control, defined as moderation in eating, and (2) Fulfillment, defined as self-indulgent eating, and factors after arriving in Japan, (a) Balance Awareness, defined as focusing on nutrient intake and striving to eat a balanced diet, and (b) Principles of Practice, defined as maintaining daily eating habits. Moreover, international students prepared meals and ate alone more frequently. Furthermore, they stated that their diets were less well-balanced after arriving in Japan. They also demonstrated less complicated principles of eating and less awareness of healthy eating practices than Japanese students. Finally, there was no significant relationship between sociocultural adaptation and the frequency of consuming Japanese food. It is concluded that models of cross-cultural dietary education should include both culture-general and culture-specific elements.

  • Tomoko Tanaka
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 225-239
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2021/01/20
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    Investigating the relationship between psychology and culture takes three approaches: cross-cultural or trans-cultural psychology, indigenous psychology, and cultural or comparative psychology. This study focuses on the first category, the psychology of cross-cultural contacts and transitions, and introduce studies conducted by the author and colleagues. Based on this, investigations on international students’ cross-cultural adjustment in Japan, foreign workers in Japan, Japanese overseas students, and Japanese hosts are discussed. The study examined the following questions: (a) How do adjustment and maladjustment develop? (b) How is positive health maintained under different cultural environments and cross-cultural contacts? (c) What can Asian health psychology suggest about general psychology if Asian researchers focus closely on differences between Asian and Western cultures rather than assume a Western identity? Questions and findings of specific studies are illustrated, and perspectives and possibilities of investigating cross-cultural contact are discussed. Finally, future tasks and prospects for developing cross-cultural health psychology in Asia are outlined.

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  • 畠中 香織, 山本 恵美子, 田中 共子
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 241-248
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2021/01/20
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    The appreciation expressed by older Japanese adults receiving care from foreign health care workers and the influence of cross-cultural care on successful aging were investigated. Data were collected from older adults in care facilities with and without foreign health care workers through semi-structured interviews and a questionnaire packet that included the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), the Meaningful Life Scale, a measure assessing perceived health status, and questions on relations with foreign care workers. The results of semi-structured interviews indicated that older adults had positive attitudes about foreign health care workers. Moreover, the “positive feelings” factor in the relationships with foreign health care workers significantly affected the GDS score. It was concluded that foreign health care working in care facilities improved older adults’ well-being and contributed to successful aging.

  • 迫 こゆり, 田中 共子
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 249-258
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2021/01/20
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    The bivalence of Japanese Brazilians (Nikkei) as a source of stress and support for Japanese people living in Brazil was investigated to obtain ideas for developing positive relationships between them. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 19 Japanese people on how they engage with Nikkei. A modified-grounded theory approach (M-GTA) was used to identify whether the relationship with Nikkei was a stress or support source. The results indicated that Nikkei were recognized as having both Brazilian and Japanese cultural traits. Japanese people unfamiliar with Brazilian life welcomed the Nikkei’s intermediary cultural support and were comforted by their Japanese traits. However, their image as being old-fashioned Japanese people was problematic. Moreover, Japanese people were fond of Brazilian cultural characteristics, although they were concerned about specific differences. Furthermore, Japanese people were stressed when they sensed difficulties due to biculturalism, and when they could not choose relationships or maintain their distance from Nikkei. It is suggested that biculturalism should be appropriately studied, and intercultural social skills developed for building positive relationships.

  • 田中 芳幸, 津田 彰, 内田 由紀子, 高橋 義明
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 259-270
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2021/01/20
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    This study reports the international comparison of the relationship between a variety of questions pertaining to happiness and optimism/pessimism. The revised Life Orientation Test scores of 100 Japanese, 45 Dutch, and 100 Costa Ricans were statistically analyzed. The respondents’ happiness level was assessed using five single-item questions regarding present happiness, ideal happiness, present life satisfaction, Cantril’s Ladder of Life Scale, and predicted happiness five years later. The results indicated that the more optimistic the participants were, the happier or more positive they felt about their life, regardless of their nationality. We also found a significant country × pessimism interaction on ideal happiness, such that the ideal happiness of pessimistic Japanese people was lower than that of non-pessimistic Japanese people. Moreover, higher optimism scores predicted higher life satisfaction in Japanese than Dutch or Costa Rican respondents. The results also indicated that optimistic and non-pessimistic Japanese tended to have higher expectations about their future happiness. These findings suggest that the relationship between happiness and optimism/pessimism depends on nationality and the type of question regarding happiness.

Research paper
  • Satoko Kimpara
    2021 年 33 巻 Special_issue 号 p. 271-278
    発行日: 2021/03/18
    公開日: 2021/03/24
    [早期公開] 公開日: 2021/01/20
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    Beutler and his colleagues have been developing an evidence-based method named Systematic Treatment Selection (STS) since 1990. This model serves as a psychotherapy system as well as an optimal treatment planning and delivery method, which is consistent with established scientific evidence across theories. Notably, STS posits that therapists can assess clients’ trait-like dispositional qualities and individually tailor their treatment to improve the outcome. Moreover, Beutler and his colleagues concluded that the efficacy of the two distinct treatment models could be predicted by clients’ relative reliance on one of two coping styles, externalizing or internalizing. Clients with externalizing coping styles are likely to benefit from behavioral and symptom-focused approaches, whereas those with internalizing coping styles are prone to benefit from interpersonal and insight-based approaches. These coping styles and their mechanisms are discussed through psychotherapy and neuroscience research. However, the potential role of coping styles in psychotherapy varies. Therefore, further evidence on STS between Western and Eastern cultures, especially regarding the mechanisms of internalizing coping style in communal cultures, is required in the future.

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