Can Ikigai Predict Anxiety, Depression, and Well-being?

Wilkes (2022) · International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction · Read the paper

[THE ABSTRACT READ IN FULL AT SOURCE via the Semantic Scholar record, which prints it entire. THE FULL TEXT WAS NOT READ] Wilkes, J., Garip, G., Kotera, Y., & Fido, D. (2022). 'Can Ikigai Predict Anxiety, Depression, and Well-being?' International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 21, 2941-2953. doi:10.1007/s11469-022-00764-7. CC-BY. Author order confirmed at api.semanticscholar.org: Wilkes first, Garip second, Kotera third, Fido fourth. THE CONSTRUCT OUTSIDE JAPAN, AND IT IS THIN. Verbatim: 'The Japanese construct of ikigai reflects a sense of having "purpose in life" or a "reason for living" and has been associated with a variety of positive health outcomes. However, to date little research into ikigai exists within Western populations. This study explored the predictive power of ikigai for measures of well-being, depression, and anxiety in an adult Western population. Ninety-four participants (70% female) responded to an online survey. After accounting for the covariates of sex, age, employment status, and student status, multiple hierarchical regression indicated that ikigai positively predicted well-being and negatively predicted depression. While on its own, ikigai negatively predicted anxiety; this was not the case after accounting for the aforementioned covariates.' NINETY-FOUR PEOPLE, ONE CROSS-SECTIONAL ONLINE SURVEY, AND ONE OF THREE OUTCOMES DID NOT SURVIVE THE COVARIATES. Nothing here describes the instrument used, the recruitment, the effect sizes or the limitations, because the full text was not read.

[THE ABSTRACT READ IN FULL AT SOURCE via the Semantic Scholar record, which prints it entire. THE FULL TEXT WAS NOT READ] Wilkes, J., Garip, G., Kotera, Y., & Fido, D. (2022). 'Can Ikigai Predict Anxiety, Depression, and Well-being?' International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 21, 2941-2953. doi:10.1007/s11469-022-00764-7. CC-BY. Author order confirmed at api.semanticscholar.org: Wilkes first, Garip second, Kotera third, Fido fourth. THE CONSTRUCT OUTSIDE JAPAN, AND IT IS THIN. Verbatim: 'The Japanese construct of ikigai reflects a sense of having "purpose in life" or a "reason for living" and has been associated with a variety of positive health outcomes. However, to date little research into ikigai exists within Western populations. This study explored the predictive power of ikigai for measures of well-being, depression, and anxiety in an adult Western population. Ninety-four participants (70% female) responded to an online survey. After accounting for the covariates of sex, age, employment status, and student status, multiple hierarchical regression indicated that ikigai positively predicted well-being and negatively predicted depression. While on its own, ikigai negatively predicted anxiety; this was not the case after accounting for the aforementioned covariates.' NINETY-FOUR PEOPLE, ONE CROSS-SECTIONAL ONLINE SURVEY, AND ONE OF THREE OUTCOMES DID NOT SURVIVE THE COVARIATES. Nothing here describes the instrument used, the recruitment, the effect sizes or the limitations, because the full text was not read.

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Wilkes, J., Garip, G., Kotera, Y., & Fido, D. (2022). Can Ikigai Predict Anxiety, Depression, and Well-being? International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 21, 2941-2953. doi:10.1007/s11469-022-00764-7