The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Strategies in the Relationship Between Big Five Personality Traits and Anxiety and Depression Among Chinese Firefighters

Tao, Yanqiang; Liu, Xiangping; Hou, Wenxin; Niu, Haiqun; Wang, Shujian; Ma, Zijuan; Bi, Dingren; Zhang, Liang

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.901686

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“…The total score was calculated by the sum of the scores for each item, and the standard score of this scale was utilized to measure anxiety levels (standard score = total score * 1.25 and rounded to the nearest whole number). Previous studies have shown that the scale had excellent reliability and validity (Tao et al,2022). The Cronbach alpha coe cient for this scale in this study was 0.853.…”

Section: Measurement Of Anxietysupporting

confidence: 58%

The Relationship Between Insomnia and Anxiety Among COVID-19 Patients in China: the Chain Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital and Self-esteem

Zheng³

et al. 2023

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Background：The outbreak of Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in 2019 has continued until now, posing a huge threat to the public’s physical and mental health, resulting in different degrees of mental health problems. As a vulnerable segment of the public, anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems among COVID-19 patients. Excessive anxiety aggravates the physical and psychological symptoms of COVID-19 patients, which is detrimental to their treatment and recovery, increases financial expenditure, affects family relations, and adds to the medical burden. Objective: This study aimed to explore the role of psychological capital and self-esteem in the relationship between insomnia and anxiety, thereby shedding light on the mechanism of the effect of insomnia on anxiety in COVID-19 patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May 2022 in Fangcang hospital in Shanghai, China. The self-administered questionnaires were distributed to 718 COVID-19 patients via cell phone using the Internet platform "Questionnaire Star", which included Athens Insomnia Scale, Psychological Capital Questionnaire, Self-esteem Scale, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, gender, age, marital status, education. Data analysis was performed using descriptive analysis, independent-samples t-test, one-way analysis of variance, Pearson correlation analysis, ordinary least-squares regression, and bootstrap method. Results: Education background had significant impact on anxiety in COVID-19 patients (F =7.701, P < 0.001). Insomnia, psychological capital, self-esteem and anxiety were significantly correlated, respectively (P < 0.001). And Regression analysis showed that insomnia had a direct negative predictive effect on psychological capital (β = -0.699, P < 0.001) and self-esteem (β = -0.129, P < 0.001). Psychological capital had a direct positive predictive effect on self-esteem (β = 0.116, P < 0.001). Insomnia had a direct positive predictive effect on anxiety (β = 0.611, P < 0.001). Both psychological capital and self-esteem had significant negative predictive effects on anxiety (β = -0.060, P < 0.001; β = -0.722, P < 0.001). Conclusions: Insomnia had a significant positive predictive effect on anxiety. Insomnia was first associated with a decrease in psychological capital, followed by a sequential decrease in self-esteem, which in turn was associated with increased anxiety symptoms in COVID-19 patients.

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Section: Measurement Of Anxietysupporting

confidence: 58%

The Relationship Between Insomnia and Anxiety Among COVID-19 Patients in China: the Chain Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital and Self-esteem

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“…Furthermore, our study showed that EI mediated the association between openness to experience and depression/anxiety, in line with previous studies [ 42 , 43 ]. For instance, individuals with high scores of openness to experience use more communication to enhance positive emotions and regulate negative emotions [ 44 ]. In parallel with being open to new experiences, emotionally intelligent medical students know how to handle their own and others’ emotions and how to deal with emotions effectively, which leads to a better adaptation to the demands and challenges of the medical program.…”

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Personality Traits and Mental Health among Lebanese Medical Students: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence

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Medical students face daily challenges such as large workload, time commitment and clinical environment pressure leading to a higher risk of psychological distress. The aim of our study was to assess the relationship between personality traits and depression, anxiety, and stress among Lebanese medical students and to evaluate the mediating role of emotional intelligence (EI) in this association. This cross-sectional study was conducted between June and December of 2019. Participants were from seven medical schools in Lebanon. Higher extraversion (B = −0.11), higher neuroticism (B = −0.28) and higher emotional intelligence (B = −0.03) were significantly associated with lower depression. Higher neuroticism (B = −0.29) and higher emotional intelligence (B = −0.03) were significantly associated with lower anxiety. Higher openness to experience (B = 0.07) and higher agreeableness (B = 0.08) were significantly associated with higher stress, whereas higher neuroticism (B = −0.05) was associated with lower stress. EI mediated the association between extraversion and depression and openness to experience and depression. EI mediated the association between extraversion and anxiety and openness to experience and anxiety. The results of this study were different from those previously cited in the literature. This could be secondary to the mediating role of emotional intelligence. This study consequently opens up the possibility of new studies highlighting the role of emotional intelligence in the possible preservation of medical students’ mental health.

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“…Emotional regulation refers to the abilities or coping strategies to effectively address psychological distress based on cognitive and behavioral tactics (Tao et al, 2022 ). Individuals' affective states are remarkably modulated by emotional regulation strategies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In contrast, a long-term and recurrent rumination is assumed to cause an increase in negative affect in adolescents (Park et al, 2004 ). Emotional regulation insufficiency or inappropriateness was also found to be associated with a plethora of mental disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation (Marganska et al, 2013 ; Brausch and Woods, 2019 ; Tao et al, 2022 ). Emotion regulation capacities are also critically important for the improvement of adolescents' emotional experience and their accommodation with socio-emotional stressors (McLaughlin et al, 2011 ; Ma and Fang, 2019 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The former is of typical antecedent-focused strategy and the later response-focused strategy (Gross and John, 2003 ). Cognitive reappraisal has been widely deemed as adaptive emotion regulation skills and is of effective strategies to maintain mental wellbeing (Gross and John, 2003 ; Tao et al, 2022 ). The effectiveness of expressive suppression in mood recovery and mental health, however, is still controversial.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Role of emotion regulation capacities in affective state among Chinese high school students in the post-pandemic era of COVID-19

Wang¹,

Chu

Dai

2022

Front. Psychol.

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ObjectivePsychological wellbeing and emotion regulation skills of vulnerable adolescents have been severely threatened by the long-term impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to seek out the potentially effective emotion regulation strategies to minimize the mental health risk of adolescents during the COVID-19 post-pandemic era.MethodsA total of 436 high school students aged 16.07 ± 1.08 years were included in this cross-sectional study to complete questionnaires to self-report socio-demographic information, positive and negative affect state, and emotional regulation abilities. Student's t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for intergroup comparisons among socio-demographic variables. Pearson's correlation analysis was used for evaluating the association between each emotion regulation strategy and positivity or negativity. Multiple stepwise linear regression analysis was used for the determination of the predictors for adolescents' positivity and negativity.ResultsAdolescents' affect was influenced by multiple emotion regulation strategies, including cognitive reappraisal, acceptance and engagement, difficulty in awareness, acceptance, and modification of emotions after adjusting for a range of socio-demographic variables.ConclusionOverall, our findings highlight the importance of emotional regulation strategies in the modulation of the mental health of the vulnerable youth population in China during the COVID-19 crisis. In view of the continuous, multifaceted influence on adolescents' mental health of the ongoing pandemic, more effort should be made to leverage emotion regulation strategies to benefit their coping abilities.

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The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation Strategies in the Relationship Between Big Five Personality Traits and Anxiety and Depression Among Chinese Firefighters

Cited by 19 publications

References 71 publications

The Relationship Between Insomnia and Anxiety Among COVID-19 Patients in China: the Chain Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital and Self-esteem

The Relationship Between Insomnia and Anxiety Among COVID-19 Patients in China: the Chain Mediating Effect of Psychological Capital and Self-esteem

Personality Traits and Mental Health among Lebanese Medical Students: The Mediating Role of Emotional Intelligence

Role of emotion regulation capacities in affective state among Chinese high school students in the post-pandemic era of COVID-19

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