College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennslyvania.
School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
J Community Psychol. 2020 Mar;48(2):283-301. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22250. Epub 2019 Oct 9.
Improved sense of coherence (SOC) can protect health among individuals with depression. Literature suggests that leisure behavior can improve SOC, yet empirical studies are lacking. The current study aimed to examine whether leisure behavior was associated with SOC and depression.
A cross-sectional online survey method was used with a sample of community-living adults (62% female, age 18-75 years) with a self-reported current or historical diagnosis of depression recruited from four different depression-related populations.
The results of structural equation modeling found that leisure behavior predicted greater SOC as well as lower depressive symptoms. Greater SOC was associated with lower perceived stress and lower depressive symptoms. The total effect size, including both direct and indirect association between leisure behavior and depressive symptoms was 0.452.
The findings suggested the potential benefits of leisure behavior on SOC and depressive symptoms.
提高心理一致感(SOC)可以保护抑郁个体的健康。文献表明,休闲行为可以改善 SOC,但缺乏实证研究。本研究旨在探讨休闲行为是否与 SOC 和抑郁有关。
采用横断面在线调查方法,对来自四个不同与抑郁相关的人群中自我报告当前或既往抑郁诊断的社区居民成年人(62%为女性,年龄 18-75 岁)进行样本调查。
结构方程模型的结果发现,休闲行为可预测 SOC 更高和抑郁症状更低。更高的 SOC 与较低的感知压力和较低的抑郁症状有关。休闲行为与抑郁症状之间的直接和间接关联的总效应大小为 0.452。
研究结果表明休闲行为对 SOC 和抑郁症状可能有潜在的益处。