Ingram Joanne, Hand Christopher J, Hijikata Yuko, Maciejewski Greg
School of Education and Social Science, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, UK.
School of Education, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Health Psychol Open. 2022 May 7;9(1):20551029221099800. doi: 10.1177/20551029221099800. eCollection 2022 Jan-Jun.
Countries have instigated different restrictions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For instance, nationwide, strict "lockdown" in Scotland was enacted with breaches punishable by law, whereas restrictions in Japan allowed for travel and interaction, with citizens rather than to conform. We explored the impact of these differential strategies on health behaviours and wellbeing. In February 2021, 138 Scottish and 139 Japanese participants reported their demographic information, pandemic-induced health behaviour-change (alcohol consumption, diet, perceived sleep quality, physical activity), negative mood, and perceived social isolation. Scottish participants' health behaviours were characterised by greater change (typically negative), most likely due to greater lifestyle disruption, whereas Japanese participants' behaviours were more-stable. Negative changes to health behaviours were typically associated with poorer mental wellbeing and isolation. Interestingly though, Japanese participants reported greater negative mood but not isolation despite the less-restrictive lockdown. Taken together, different lockdown styles led to different changes in health behaviours.
各国针对新冠疫情采取了不同的限制措施。例如，在全国范围内，苏格兰实施了严格的“封锁”，违反规定将受到法律制裁，而日本的限制措施允许出行和社交互动，公民可自行选择是否遵守。我们探讨了这些不同策略对健康行为和幸福感的影响。2021年2月，138名苏格兰参与者和139名日本参与者报告了他们的人口统计学信息、疫情引发的健康行为变化（饮酒、饮食、睡眠质量感知、体育活动）、负面情绪以及社交隔离感。苏格兰参与者的健康行为变化更大（通常是负面的），这很可能是由于生活方式受到了更大干扰，而日本参与者的行为则更为稳定。健康行为的负面变化通常与较差的心理健康和隔离感相关。不过有趣的是，尽管日本的封锁限制较宽松，但日本参与者报告的负面情绪更强烈，而隔离感却没有那么强烈。综合来看，不同的封锁方式导致了健康行为的不同变化。
