The association between perceive social support and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among medical staff in Hubei, China: a chain mediating effect of resilience and positive coping

Abstract Background Evidence suggests that PTSD symptoms following public health emergencies are influenced by many factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and to explore the chain-mediated role o...

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Main Authors: Junjie Cao, Yifang Liu, Shijiao Yan, Zijun Xiong, Jing Wen, Zongju Chen, Pu Zhang, Jiaxin Tao, Jun Zhang, Ying Wang, Li Zou, Wenning Fu
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author Junjie Cao
Yifang Liu
Shijiao Yan
Zijun Xiong
Jing Wen
Zongju Chen
Pu Zhang
Jiaxin Tao
Jun Zhang
Ying Wang
Li Zou
Wenning Fu
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Yifang Liu
Shijiao Yan
Zijun Xiong
Jing Wen
Zongju Chen
Pu Zhang
Jiaxin Tao
Jun Zhang
Ying Wang
Li Zou
Wenning Fu
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description Abstract Background Evidence suggests that PTSD symptoms following public health emergencies are influenced by many factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and to explore the chain-mediated role of resilience and positive coping style, among medical staff in Hubei Province, China, during a public health emergency. Methods Convenience sampling was used to select medical staff from two general hospitals in Hubei Province in July 2022 for this study. A total of 2,751 medical staff were included in the study. Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, 10- itemConnor- Davidson resilience scale, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and The Post-traumatic stress disorder Checklist for DSM-5 were used to assess the levels of perceived social support, resilience, coping style and Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms of medical staff two years after the public health emergency. Statistical descriptions were conducted using SPSS, and a structural equation model was established using AMOS to analyze the chain-mediated roles of resilience and positive coping style between perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Results Structural equation modeling results showed a standardized total effect of perceived social support on Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms of -0.416 (95%CI [-0.456, -0.374], P < 0.001). Resilience mediated the effect of perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder, with an indirect effect of -0.016 ( 95%CI [0.031, 0.001], P = 0.038). Positive coping mediated the effect of perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder, with an indirect effect of -0.024 (95%CI [-0.035, -0.014], P < 0.001). Resilience and positive coping style chain-mediated between perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, mediating 17.1% of the total effect. Conclusion Perceived social support has significant direct and indirect effects on Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and resilience. In addition, positive coping style act as chain mediators between perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. We suggest that strengthening perceived social support for medical staff can enhance their resilience, encouraging them to adopt positive coping, which in turn reduces the level of post-traumatic stress symptoms among medical staff following public health emergencies.
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spelling doaj-art-4b7c5f375ad5435c9efc91b25490a4d52025-08-20T02:50:08ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582024-11-0124111010.1186/s12889-024-19645-wThe association between perceive social support and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among medical staff in Hubei, China: a chain mediating effect of resilience and positive copingJunjie Cao0Yifang Liu1Shijiao Yan2Zijun Xiong3Jing Wen4Zongju Chen5Pu Zhang6Jiaxin Tao7Jun Zhang8Ying Wang9Li Zou10Wenning Fu11School of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologySchool of Public Health, Hainan Medical UniversityHealth Care Big Data Center, School of Public Health, Hubei University of MedicineSchool of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologySchool of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Cardiology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of MedicineSchool of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Endocrinology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of MedicineNursing Department, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Neurology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan UniversitySchool of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyAbstract Background Evidence suggests that PTSD symptoms following public health emergencies are influenced by many factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and to explore the chain-mediated role of resilience and positive coping style, among medical staff in Hubei Province, China, during a public health emergency. Methods Convenience sampling was used to select medical staff from two general hospitals in Hubei Province in July 2022 for this study. A total of 2,751 medical staff were included in the study. Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, 10- itemConnor- Davidson resilience scale, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and The Post-traumatic stress disorder Checklist for DSM-5 were used to assess the levels of perceived social support, resilience, coping style and Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms of medical staff two years after the public health emergency. Statistical descriptions were conducted using SPSS, and a structural equation model was established using AMOS to analyze the chain-mediated roles of resilience and positive coping style between perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. Results Structural equation modeling results showed a standardized total effect of perceived social support on Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms of -0.416 (95%CI [-0.456, -0.374], P < 0.001). Resilience mediated the effect of perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder, with an indirect effect of -0.016 ( 95%CI [0.031, 0.001], P = 0.038). Positive coping mediated the effect of perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder, with an indirect effect of -0.024 (95%CI [-0.035, -0.014], P < 0.001). Resilience and positive coping style chain-mediated between perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, mediating 17.1% of the total effect. Conclusion Perceived social support has significant direct and indirect effects on Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and resilience. In addition, positive coping style act as chain mediators between perceived social support and Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. We suggest that strengthening perceived social support for medical staff can enhance their resilience, encouraging them to adopt positive coping, which in turn reduces the level of post-traumatic stress symptoms among medical staff following public health emergencies.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19645-wPublic health emergencyPost-traumatic stress disorderPerceived social supportResiliencePositive coping style
spellingShingle Junjie Cao
Yifang Liu
Shijiao Yan
Zijun Xiong
Jing Wen
Zongju Chen
Pu Zhang
Jiaxin Tao
Jun Zhang
Ying Wang
Li Zou
Wenning Fu
The association between perceive social support and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among medical staff in Hubei, China: a chain mediating effect of resilience and positive coping
BMC Public Health
Public health emergency
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Perceived social support
Resilience
Positive coping style
title The association between perceive social support and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among medical staff in Hubei, China: a chain mediating effect of resilience and positive coping
title_full The association between perceive social support and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among medical staff in Hubei, China: a chain mediating effect of resilience and positive coping
title_fullStr The association between perceive social support and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among medical staff in Hubei, China: a chain mediating effect of resilience and positive coping
title_full_unstemmed The association between perceive social support and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among medical staff in Hubei, China: a chain mediating effect of resilience and positive coping
title_short The association between perceive social support and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among medical staff in Hubei, China: a chain mediating effect of resilience and positive coping
title_sort association between perceive social support and post traumatic stress disorder symptoms among medical staff in hubei china a chain mediating effect of resilience and positive coping
topic Public health emergency
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Perceived social support
Resilience
Positive coping style
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19645-w
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