Mediating role of sleep quality between job burnout and depressive symptoms among Ningxia occupational population
BackgroundJob burnout and depressive symptoms are prevalent among occupational populations, with a close relationship between them. Sleep quality, as a potential mediating factor, significantly affects the mental health of workers.ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between job burnout, sleep quali...
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| author | Mengjun CHANG Shuangjie YU Jin JI Jiashu ZHU Ye LI Suzhen GUAN |
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| description | BackgroundJob burnout and depressive symptoms are prevalent among occupational populations, with a close relationship between them. Sleep quality, as a potential mediating factor, significantly affects the mental health of workers.ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between job burnout, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms, and determine whether sleep quality mediates the relationship between job burnout and depressive symptoms.MethodsFrom April 25 to May 1, 2024, this study employed cluster sampling to conduct a questionnaire survey among individuals engaged in various occupations across five cities in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The questionnaires included socio-demographic information, as well as the Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory (CMBI), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for assessing burnout, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms, respectively. Out of the 4106 questionnaires distributed, a total of 3837 questionnaires were valid, and the valid recovery rate was 93.45%. The distribution among demographic variables in burnout, sleep quality and depressive symptoms were statistically analyzed. A binary logistic regression model was used for multifactor correlation analysis; Pearson correlation was used to test the correlation between burnout, sleep quality, and depressed mood. Modelling and mediated effect path mapping were performed using Amos 24.0 software.ResultsThe postive rate of occupational burnout in the workers was 97.49% (3741/3837), the positive rate of poor sleep quality was 66.77% (2526/3837), and the positive rate of depressive symptoms was 75.68% (2904/3837). There were statistically significant differences in depressive symptoms by ages, shift types, working years, marital status, smoking habits, drinking habits, and exercising frequency (P < 0.05). The logistic model indicated that working years, drinking habits, job burnout, and overall sleep quality were significant factors influencing the occurrence of depressive symptoms (P < 0.05). The correlation analysis revealed positive correlations between depressive symptom scores and job burnout scores (r=0.045, P < 0.01), between depressive symptom scores and sleep quality scores (r=0.480, P < 0.01), and between job burnout scores and sleep quality scores (r=0.054, P < 0.01). Furthermore, the indirect effect of job burnout on depressive symptoms through sleep quality was 0.100 (95%CI: 0.204, 0.252; P < 0.01).ConclusionJob burnout and sleep quality are significant factors associated with the occurrence of depressive symptoms among occupational populations, and sleep quality plays a partial mediating role in depressive symptoms associated with job burnout. This finding may provide a scientific basis for developing intervention strategies to control depressive symptoms among workers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0241ba628ee340e3a604f6a5e8fa57df2025-08-20T02:35:51ZengEditorial Committee of Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine环境与职业医学2095-99822025-05-0142555756410.11836/JEOM2438124381Mediating role of sleep quality between job burnout and depressive symptoms among Ningxia occupational populationMengjun CHANG0Shuangjie YU1Jin JI2Jiashu ZHU3Ye LI4Suzhen GUAN5Ningxia Medical University School of Public HealthNingxia Medical University Faculty of Humanities and Management, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750001, ChinaNingxia Medical University School of Public HealthNingxia Medical University School of Public HealthNingxia Medical University School of Public HealthNingxia Medical University School of Public HealthBackgroundJob burnout and depressive symptoms are prevalent among occupational populations, with a close relationship between them. Sleep quality, as a potential mediating factor, significantly affects the mental health of workers.ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between job burnout, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms, and determine whether sleep quality mediates the relationship between job burnout and depressive symptoms.MethodsFrom April 25 to May 1, 2024, this study employed cluster sampling to conduct a questionnaire survey among individuals engaged in various occupations across five cities in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The questionnaires included socio-demographic information, as well as the Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory (CMBI), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for assessing burnout, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms, respectively. Out of the 4106 questionnaires distributed, a total of 3837 questionnaires were valid, and the valid recovery rate was 93.45%. The distribution among demographic variables in burnout, sleep quality and depressive symptoms were statistically analyzed. A binary logistic regression model was used for multifactor correlation analysis; Pearson correlation was used to test the correlation between burnout, sleep quality, and depressed mood. Modelling and mediated effect path mapping were performed using Amos 24.0 software.ResultsThe postive rate of occupational burnout in the workers was 97.49% (3741/3837), the positive rate of poor sleep quality was 66.77% (2526/3837), and the positive rate of depressive symptoms was 75.68% (2904/3837). There were statistically significant differences in depressive symptoms by ages, shift types, working years, marital status, smoking habits, drinking habits, and exercising frequency (P < 0.05). The logistic model indicated that working years, drinking habits, job burnout, and overall sleep quality were significant factors influencing the occurrence of depressive symptoms (P < 0.05). The correlation analysis revealed positive correlations between depressive symptom scores and job burnout scores (r=0.045, P < 0.01), between depressive symptom scores and sleep quality scores (r=0.480, P < 0.01), and between job burnout scores and sleep quality scores (r=0.054, P < 0.01). Furthermore, the indirect effect of job burnout on depressive symptoms through sleep quality was 0.100 (95%CI: 0.204, 0.252; P < 0.01).ConclusionJob burnout and sleep quality are significant factors associated with the occurrence of depressive symptoms among occupational populations, and sleep quality plays a partial mediating role in depressive symptoms associated with job burnout. This finding may provide a scientific basis for developing intervention strategies to control depressive symptoms among workers.http://www.jeom.org/article/cn/10.11836/JEOM24381job burnoutsleep qualitydepressive symptomsmediating effectningxia occupational population |
| spellingShingle | Mengjun CHANG Shuangjie YU Jin JI Jiashu ZHU Ye LI Suzhen GUAN Mediating role of sleep quality between job burnout and depressive symptoms among Ningxia occupational population 环境与职业医学 job burnout sleep quality depressive symptoms mediating effect ningxia occupational population |
| title | Mediating role of sleep quality between job burnout and depressive symptoms among Ningxia occupational population |
| title_full | Mediating role of sleep quality between job burnout and depressive symptoms among Ningxia occupational population |
| title_fullStr | Mediating role of sleep quality between job burnout and depressive symptoms among Ningxia occupational population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediating role of sleep quality between job burnout and depressive symptoms among Ningxia occupational population |
| title_short | Mediating role of sleep quality between job burnout and depressive symptoms among Ningxia occupational population |
| title_sort | mediating role of sleep quality between job burnout and depressive symptoms among ningxia occupational population |
| topic | job burnout sleep quality depressive symptoms mediating effect ningxia occupational population |
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