Ong Anthony D, Lee Soomi
Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4401 USA.
Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY USA.
Affect Sci. 2023 Nov 28;5(2):90-98. doi: 10.1007/s42761-023-00225-x. eCollection 2024 Jun.
Engaging in a wide range of pleasant activities may provide mental health benefits, particularly for those genetically predisposed to depression. This study examined associations between pleasant activity variety, mental health, and genetic vulnerability in two U.S. cohort studies ( = 2,088). Participants reported depressive symptoms, mental healthcare visits, and engagement in pleasant activities over the past month. Greater variety of pleasant activities was associated with fewer depressive symptoms in both study samples. Individuals engaging in more diverse pleasant activities also had fewer mental health visits. Individuals with a higher genetic risk for depression experienced a stronger negative association between variety of pleasant activities and depressive symptoms compared to those with a lower genetic risk. These results highlight the potential of diverse pleasant activities as a means to enhance well-being, particularly among individuals genetically susceptible to depression.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42761-023-00225-x.
参与广泛的愉悦活动可能对心理健康有益,尤其是对于那些有抑郁症遗传易感性的人。本研究在两项美国队列研究(n = 2088)中考察了愉悦活动多样性、心理健康和遗传易感性之间的关联。参与者报告了过去一个月的抑郁症状、心理健康就诊情况以及参与愉悦活动的情况。在两个研究样本中,更多样化的愉悦活动与更少的抑郁症状相关。参与更多样化愉悦活动的个体心理健康就诊次数也更少。与遗传风险较低的个体相比,遗传风险较高的抑郁症个体在愉悦活动多样性与抑郁症状之间经历了更强的负相关。这些结果凸显了多样化愉悦活动作为增进幸福感的一种手段的潜力,尤其是在那些对抑郁症具有遗传易感性的个体中。
在线版本包含可在10.1007/s42761-023-00225-x获取的补充材料。