Lifestyles of Highly Future-oriented Adult Workers

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  • Shimpo Misa
    Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
  • Nakamura Eri
    Ochanomizu University (former affiliation)
  • Fukkoshi Yuko
    Sundaigakuen Junior & Senior High School Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University (former affiliation)
  • Akamatsu Rie
    Graduate School of Humanities and Sciences, Ochanomizu University

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  • 勤労者における目標指向性の高い者の生活習慣
  • キンロウシャ ニ オケル モクヒョウ シコウセイ ノ タカイ モノ ノ セイカツ シュウカン

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Objective: To compare lifestyles of workers with high and low future orientation to examine correlations between lifestyle and future orientation.<br>Methods: Self-reported, cross-sectional questionnaires were administered to 4,462 insured people attending medical examinations in August 2011. Questionnaire items pertained to demographic characteristics, height, weight, future orientation, health awareness, and lifestyle. Future orientation was assessed using five items, such as “I have made some preparations for the future,” on a five-point Likert scale; item scores were summed. Participants were categorized into two groups (high and low future orientation) using median future-orientation scores according to sex. Physical size and health awareness were compared between groups using chi-square or t-tests. Bivariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed, with group and lifestyle as the dependent and independent variables, respectively.<br>Results: There were 3,031 valid respondents (rate: 67.9%; 1,258 men, 41.5%). The majority of participants (926, 31.8%) were aged 40~49 years. Rates of cohabitation, marriage, and health awareness in both sexes were higher in the high, relative to the low, future-orientation group. Body mass index did not differ significantly between groups. The results of multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that, in the high future-orientation group, rates of physical activity were higher [odds ratio (OR) = 1.85, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.37~2.48] in men, while alcohol intake (OR = 1.41, 95% CI = 1.12~1.78) was lower in women.<br>Conclusion: The high future-orientation group showed greater health awareness in both sexes. Men were more physically active, and alcohol intake was lower in women.

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