Mental, physical, and cognitive wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from Scotland and Japan

Ingram, J., Hand, C. , Hijikata, Y. and Maciejewski, G. (2022) Mental, physical, and cognitive wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Data from Scotland and Japan. Journal of Open Psychology Data, 10(13), pp. 1-12. (doi: 10.5334/jopd.65)

Abstract

We present data from two studies examining how COVID-19 restrictions affected health behaviours (alcohol consumption, diet, sleep quality, and physical activity levels), mental wellbeing (negative mood) and cognitive function (decision making, attention, learning, working memory, and time perception) in association with socio-demographic factors. Study 1 assessed participants in Scotland and presents cognitive function data for five timepoints. Study 2 is transnational, assessing participants in Scotland and Japan. Data are stored as CSV files. Reuse may involve examining further effects of pandemic enforced social isolation or serve as baseline data when assessing social isolation in expeditions or ageing.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: Study 1 was funded by The Chief Scientist Office for Scotland in 2020. Study 2 was funded by The Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2020.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Hand, Dr Christopher
• Authors: Ingram, J., Hand, C., Hijikata, Y., and Maciejewski, G.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Education
• Journal Name: Journal of Open Psychology Data
• Publisher: Ubiquity Press
• ISSN: 2050-9863
• ISSN (Online): 2050-9863
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Journal of Open Psychology Data 10(13):1-12
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License