2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of the support system for preventing mental health disorder

Research Project

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Project/Area Number	20H04131
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Review Section	Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related
Research Institution	Juntendo University (2022-2023) Waseda University (2020-2021)
Principal Investigator	Takenaka Koji 順天堂大学, 大学院スポーツ健康科学研究科, 客員教授 (80103133)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	野田哲朗大阪人間科学大学, 心理学部, 教授 (00769979) 松井智子大阪大学, 大学院人間科学研究科, 助教 (40845062) 山蔦圭輔神奈川大学, 人間科学部, 教授 (80440361)
Project Period (FY)	2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Keywords	メンタルヘルス・プロモーション / 予防 / メンタルヘルス不調 / ポジティブ・メンタルヘルス
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Mental health problems (including diseases) are a major burden on individuals, families, organizations, and society, and are an urgent issue that must be resolved. In developed countries, in addition to symptomatic treatment provided by specialists, specific interventions related to preventive measures are being carried out in the community, workplace, and school, and promotional activities that go beyond prevention are also being put into practice. In this study, we aimed to improve the psychological state of “somehow depressed mood”, which is a precursor stage to mental health disorders, in a variety of people. The aim is to disseminate and enlighten the practice of preventive self-help strategies by selecting the content of preventive self-help strategies, strengthening motivation related to making the practice of preventive self-help strategies a habit, and examining methods for reinforcing practices linked to behavioral practice. A comprehensive support system was developed.
Free Research Field	健康心理学
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	現在，人々の間で心身の不調が原因とする行動阻害による影響，例えば遅刻、早退、欠勤、休職など「アブセンティーズム」が見られており，一方で職場に出勤しているにも拘らずケアレスミスが多発したり，作業効率や集中力の低下を引き起こすプレゼンティズムも生じている。しかし，このように「なんとなく憂うつな気分」で例えられるメンタルヘルス不調を抱える人たちは，専門施設での支援を受けてはおらず，このような状態が進めば精神疾患に発展することが予想される。本研究ではメンタルヘルス不調の予防的介入として，自助方略を用いた行動変容型支援システムを開発した。