心理学者が教える「冬の憂鬱」を乗り切る方法

1月がつから2月がつにかけては寒さむさが厳きびしくなり、春はるの訪おとずれもまだ先さきであるため、気分きぶんが落おち込こみやすい時期じきです。英国えいこくの心理学しんりがく准教授じゅんきょうじゅソフィー・ホーマー氏しらは、この「冬ふゆの憂鬱ゆううつ」を乗のり切きるためのアドバイスを提案ていあんしています。特とくに、太陽たいようの光ひかりをできるだけ浴あびることや、デンマークの「ヒュッゲ（居心地の良い時間）」のように、室内しつないで温あたたかく過すごす小ちいさな幸しあわせを見みつけることが効果的こうかてきだといいます。無理むりに活動的かつどうてきになろうとせず、冬ふゆならではの静しずかな時間じかんを受うけ入いれる姿勢しせいが、心こころの健康けんこうにつながります。

From January to February, the cold becomes harsher and spring still feels far away, so it is a time when people’s mood tends to sink. Sophie Homer, an associate professor of psychology in the UK, and her colleagues offer advice for getting through this "winter gloom." In particular, they say it is effective to get as much sunlight as possible and, like Denmark’s "hygge" (cozy, comfortable time), to find small happiness in staying warm indoors. Rather than forcing yourself to be active, having an attitude of accepting winter’s quiet time can support mental health.

NからNにかけて= from ~ to ~; over the period of ~Aくなる= to become ~ (change of state)Nである= to be ~ (formal/written style; common in news)V/Adj/N + ため= because/since ~ (gives a reason; formal)Vやすい= easy to ~; tends to ~Nら= ~ and others; ~ and colleagues (group/collective)VるためのN= a N for the purpose of doing ~できるだけ= as much as possibleVること= the act of doing ~ (nominalizer)Nのように= like ~; as ~Nならでは（の）= unique to ~; characteristic of ~Vようとする= to try to ~; to make an effort to ~Vず（に）= without doing ~ (written/formal alternative to ないで)Nにつながる= to lead to ~; to be connected to ~〜だといいます= it is said that ~; they say that ~ (reporting)

Word	Reading	Level	Meaning
厳しい	きびしい	N4	severe; harsh
浴びる	あびる	N4	to bathe in; to get (sunlight, praise, etc.)
落ち込む	おちこむ	N3	to feel down; to get depressed
室内	しつない	N3	indoors
つながる	つながる	N3	to lead to; to be connected
乗り切る	のりきる	N2	to get through; to overcome (a difficult period)
時期	じき	N2	time; season; period
訪れ	おとずれ	N2	arrival; coming (of a season, change, etc.)
提案	ていあん	N2	proposal; suggestion
効果的	こうかてき	N2	effective
無理に	むりに	N2	forcibly; unreasonably; by overdoing it
活動的	かつどうてき	N2	active; energetic
姿勢	しせい	N2	attitude; stance
憂鬱	ゆううつ	N1	gloom; depression; feeling down

心理学者が教える「冬の憂鬱」を乗り切る方法

Learning Notes

Grammar Patterns

Vocabulary

Language Insights

Pattern	Meaning
NからNにかけて	from ~ to ~; over the period of ~
Aくなる	to become ~ (change of state)
Nである	to be ~ (formal/written style; common in news)
V/Adj/N + ため	because/since ~ (gives a reason; formal)
Vやすい	easy to ~; tends to ~
Nら	~ and others; ~ and colleagues (group/collective)
VるためのN	a N for the purpose of doing ~
できるだけ	as much as possible
Vること	the act of doing ~ (nominalizer)
Nのように	like ~; as ~
Nならでは（の）	unique to ~; characteristic of ~
Vようとする	to try to ~; to make an effort to ~
Vず（に）	without doing ~ (written/formal alternative to ないで)
Nにつながる	to lead to ~; to be connected to ~
〜だといいます	it is said that ~; they say that ~ (reporting)