著者
川久保 惇 小口 孝司
出版者
日本国際観光学会
雑誌
日本国際観光学会論文集 (ISSN:24332976)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.22, pp.179-185, 2015 (Released:2019-06-12)
参考文献数
24

Long-term stress may lead to many types of mental health problems. Short-stay vacations at mental health rejuvenation facilities and stress relief training could improve stress management. Recently, tourism enterprises focus on health care and some of them are specific for stress relief and revitalization. Therefore, this study investigates the effects of these facilities on mental health. We conducted a longitudinal study and collected Japanese employees as participants (N=50) to examine the psychological effects of a 1-night stay at a mental health rejuvenation facility and stress management training on their mental health. The results suggested that a mental health rejuvenation facility as short-stay vacation destinations was effective for maintaining the mental health of employees.
著者
川久保 惇 小口 孝司
出版者
公益財団法人 パブリックヘルスリサーチセンター
雑誌
ストレス科学研究 (ISSN:13419986)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.30, pp.69-76, 2015 (Released:2016-01-15)
参考文献数
32
被引用文献数
2 1

This study examined the effects of interaction with others in vacation on subjective happiness and depression. Employees have been experiencing substantial changes in working conditions, and such changes cause an increase of stress. In such a background, the number of people with mental health disorder is rising, and it becomes a major problem in these days. Previous studies have indicated that vacation greatly influences on individual subjective happiness and stress state. However, the number and area of participants in previous studies were limited. Therefore, we conducted an Internet survey and collected participants of various ages from different areas in Japan. The total of 275 adults (109 women, 166 men) participated in this study. As a result of the analysis, the interaction with others in vacation was positively associated with subjective happiness, whereas subjective happiness was negatively associated with depression symptoms as a reaction to stress. These results suggest that reconsidering about vacation have a possibility to promote individuals’ mental health.