Abstract
In this study, we investigated six types of mood state (tension-anxiety, depression-dejection, anger-hostility, vigor, fatigue, and confusion) using the Profile of Mood States (POMS) with 40 Japanese university students. We examined five main quality of life (QOL) domains (physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environmental health) using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-26). We also examined the total scale score. We examined Spearman’s rank correlations between POMS mood state and QOL scores and compared male and female students’ scores. The results indicated statistically significant correlations between all six mood states and three broad WHOQOL-26 domains (physical health, psychological health, and social relationships). Moreover, the relationship between mood state and QOL showed a gender difference. There were correlations between mood states and the QOL domains of social relationships and environmental health for males. In contrast, mood state correlated with the QOL domains of physical health and psychological health in females. The findings suggest that gender-specific health provision is needed to care for young university students in Japan. However, our study has several limitations; therefore, larger-scale studies with older subjects are needed in the future.
Highlights
The quality of a person’s living environment has a strong impact on their mental well-being and many researchers have reported that quality of life (QOL) can affect physical and psychological health
The Profile of Mood States (POMS) mood state of anger-hostility was significantly correlated with only the WHOQOL-26 domain of environmental health in males (r = −0.495) (Figure 2), but was significantly correlated with the WHOQOL-26 domains of physical health and psychological health in females (r = −0.644, −0.627, respectively) (Figure 3)
We found strong correlations between POMS scores and WHOQOL-26 scores for the three main QOL domains of physical health, psychological health, and social relationships
Summary
The quality of a person’s living environment has a strong impact on their mental well-being and many researchers have reported that quality of life (QOL) can affect physical and psychological health. We investigated six types of mood state among university students in Japan using the Profile of Mood States (POMS). We investigated five main domains of QOL using the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-26). We examined the correlations between mood states and QOL and compared the findings for male and female students. We reported features of developmental level of defense mechanisms and adjustment status of university students in Japan. If we could find such features in this study, it would be helpful for university students to live a mentally and physically healthy campus life
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