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ArticlePloS one2020

Social support and mental health among health care workers during Coronavirus Disease 2019 outbreak: A moderated mediation model.

Tianya Hou, Taiquan Zhang, Wenpeng Cai, Xiangrui Song, Aibin Chen, Guanghui Deng, Chunyan Ni

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Article in PloS one, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 127 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tianya HouDepartment of Psychology, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7361-1935
Taiquan ZhangNursing Department, The Affiliated Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China.
Wenpeng CaiDepartment of Psychology, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, China.
Xiangrui SongDepartment of Psychology, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, China.
Aibin ChenDepartment of Psychology, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, China.
Guanghui DengDepartment of Psychology, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), Shanghai, China.
Chunyan NiNursing Department, The Affiliated Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou, China.
Second Military Medical University · CNNanjing Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposesDuring the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) all over the world, the mental health conditions of health care workers are of great importance to ensure the efficiency of rescue operations. The current study examined the effect of social support on mental health of health care workers and its underlying mechanisms regarding the mediating role of resilience and moderating role of age during the epidemic.

methodsSocial Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Connor-Davidson Resilience scale (CD-RISC) and Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90) were administrated among 1472 health care workers from Jiangsu Province, China during the peak period of COVID-19 outbreak. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to examine the mediation effect of resilience on the relation between social support and mental health, whereas moderated mediation analysis was performed by Hayes PROCESS macro.

resultsThe findings showed that resilience could partially mediate the effect of social support on mental health among health care workers. Age group moderated the indirect relationship between social support and mental health via resilience. Specifically, compared with younger health care workers, the association between resilience and mental health would be attenuated in the middle-aged workers.

conclusionsThe results add knowledge to previous literature by uncovering the underlying mechanisms between social support and mental health. The present study has profound implications for mental health services for health care workers during the peak period of COVID-19.

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ChinaCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Disaster MedicineHealth PersonnelHumansMental Health ServicesPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesResilience, PsychologicalSocial Support

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