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ArticleInternational journal of occupational medicine and environmental health2025

Mediating effect of occupational stress between skeletal muscle disorders and depressive symptoms in firefighters: a Structural Equation Modeling approach.

Fengqiong Chen, Liang Wang, Jin Wang, Meiling Liu, Shiwei Cao, Yunxuan Huang, Huaxin Deng, Mengliang Ye

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Fengqiong ChenChongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China.
Liang WangChongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (College of Public Health).
Jin WangChinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China (Institute of Occupational Health and Poisoning Control).
Meiling LiuThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (Department of Gastroenterology).
Shiwei CaoChongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (The Second Clinical College).
Yunxuan HuangChongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (College of Public Health).
Huaxin DengChongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chongqing, China.
Mengliang YeChongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China (College of Public Health).

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objectivesThe purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between skeletal muscle disorders (SMD), occupational stress (OS) and depressive symptoms (DS) among firefighters. MATERIAL AND

methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among firefighters in Chongqing, China. Descriptive statistic and correlation analyses were performed by using SPSS 26.0. AMOS 24.0 was used to construct the structural equation modeling between SMD and DS. The mediating effect of OS was also evaluated.

resultsThe results demonstrate that SMD can predict DS (β = 0.25, p < 0.001) and OS (β = 0.39, p < 0.001) positively, OS positively predicted DS (β = 0.39, p < 0.001) after controlling for SMD. Additionally, OS has a partial indirect effect between DS and SMD (indirect effects = 0.209, 95% CI: 0.093-0.372, p < 0.001).

conclusionsOccupational stress has a partial indirect effect between SMD and DS among firefighters. Skeletal muscle disorders could affect DS not only directly, but also indirectly, by affecting OS. These findings may be of great significance and contribution to the future research of firefighters' occupational health. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2025;38(1):18-29.

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DepressionFirefightersMuscular DiseasesOccupational StressAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansLatent Class AnalysisMaleMuscle, SkeletalSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adultdepressive symptomsfirefightersmediating effectoccupational stressskeletal muscle disordersstructural equation modeling

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