ArticleFrontiers in public health2026
Exploring the mediating role of psychological resilience between social support and anxiety in nurses: a cross-sectional study in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Article in Frontiers in public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
8 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background and aims: Nurse anxiety is a significant public health issue that impacts individual well-being, healthcare system stability, service quality, and patient safety. This study aimed to assess anxiety levels among Chinese nurses and to investigate the association between social support and anxiety, specifically examining the potential mediating role of psychological resilience. The findings are intended to enhance the understanding of mental health mechanisms and inform targeted interventions for nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted from February to April 2025 with 1,133 nursing staff in Sichuan Province, China, using stratified and snowball sampling. Participants completed the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Data were analyzed using Results: A total of 35.7% of nurses reported experiencing anxiety. Both social support (including its sub-dimensions) and psychological resilience (including its sub-dimensions of self-efficacy, hope, and optimism) showed significant negative correlations with anxiety. Mediation analysis confirmed that psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between social support and anxiety, accounting for 21% of the total effect. The pathway mediated by psychological resilience was strongest for subjective support, with an indirect effect constituting 41% of its total impact. In SEM with latent variables, the mediating effect of psychological resilience on the relationship between social support and anxiety remains statistically significant after separating and controlling for measurement errors. Conclusion: The research points to the interaction between social environment (support) and individual characteristics (resilience) as a key determinant of nurses' emotional regulation. This implies that strategies to mitigate anxiety should prioritize cultivating a supportive climate and promoting the functional use of social resources, which in turn bolsters psychological resilience and overall mental health.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.