A Model of Stress Change under the First COVID-19 Pandemic among the General Public in Japanese Major Cities and Rural Areas

Research on stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic has been dominated by the cases of healthcare workers, students, patients, and their stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined the relationship between the amount of stress change under the COVID-19 pandemic and demographic factors (...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 13; no. 3; p. 1207
Main Authors Uehara, Misato, Fujii, Makoto, Kobayashi, Kazuki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.02.2021
Subjects
Consent
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Factor analysis
Housing
Medical personnel
Occupational stress
Pandemics
Population density
Questionnaires
Rural areas
Rural environments
Rural housing
State of emergency
Statistical analysis
Stress
Sustainability
University students
Variables
China
Japan
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Summary:Research on stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic has been dominated by the cases of healthcare workers, students, patients, and their stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined the relationship between the amount of stress change under the COVID-19 pandemic and demographic factors (age, sex, occupation, etc.) in residents of a large city and a rural area of Japan. A total of 1331 valid responses were received in June 2020 from residents of Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagano registered with a private research firm. We were able to identify 15 statistically significant variables out of 36 explanatory variables, which explained the significant increase in stress compared to the pre-pandemic period. Multiple-factor analysis showed that the relationship with people is a more significant explanatory variable for the level of increase in stress than the difference in environment between big cities (Tokyo, Osaka) and rural areas (Nagano), the type of housing, and the decrease in income compared to the pre-pandemic period.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su13031207