Loneliness without distress, chosen isolation (solitude) at the workplace, and mental health and job performance: a cross-sectional study of Japanese employees.

Natsu Sasaki, Reiko Kuroda, Kanami Tsuno, Kotaro Imamura, Hisashi Eguchi, Akihito Shimazu, Norito Kawakami

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Natsu SasakiDepartment of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

Reiko KurodaDivision for Environment, Health, and Safety, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

Kanami TsunoSchool of Health Innovation, Kanagawa University of Human Services, Japan.

Kotaro ImamuraDepartment of Digital Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

Hisashi EguchiDepartment of Mental Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Japan.

Akihito ShimazuFaculty of Policy Management, Keio University, Japan.

Norito KawakamiDepartment of Digital Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan.

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Abstract

While loneliness and social isolation in the workplace affect the mental health and job performance of employees, the effects of loneliness without distress and solitude (i.e., chosen isolation) on these outcomes are unclear. The cross-sectional association was examined by using online survey of full-time employees in Japan (n=846). The results showed that the "loneliness with distress" group had significantly higher psychological distress and lower job performance than the other groups. Work engagement was lower both in the "loneliness with distress" and "loneliness without distress" groups, compared to the "non-loneliness" group. The "unchosen isolation" and the "solitude" groups had poorer scores of psychological distress, work engagement, and work performance, compared to the "non-isolation" group. The preliminary findings showed that loneliness without distress and solitude were associated with poor levels of mental health and job performance and should become a target of mental health promotion interventions in the workplace.

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LonelinessMental HealthSocial IsolationWork PerformanceWorkplaceAdultCross-Sectional StudiesEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedPsychological DistressStress, PsychologicalSurveys and QuestionnairesCounterproductive behaviorsPsychological distressSocial isolationWork engagement

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PMID38583956

DOI10.2486/indhealth.2023-0181

PMCPMC11292306

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