Conversation time and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: A web-based cross-sectional survey of Japanese employees.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

During the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, social isolation and impaired social interaction could be the factors that cause mental health problems. This study investigated the association between conversation time in daily life and mental health among Japanese employees.

Methods

In August 2021, a web-based cross-sectional survey was conducted with 1000 Japanese employees. Weekly conversation time was assessed in four domains (family members, friends, someone in the workplace, and others), and mental health was assessed using the Japanese version of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6 scale). Weekly total conversation time was calculated, and participants were assigned to one of the four conversation time categories based on quantile values to

SUBMITTER: Izawa S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9176736 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature