Relationships of work stress and interpersonal needs with industrial workers' mental health: a moderated mediation model.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study explores whether feelings of defeat (i.e., a sense of failed struggle and losing rank; referred to as defeat for simplicity) mediated the effect of work stress on depression/anxiety, the effect of interpersonal needs on depression/anxiety for Chinese industrial workers, and the possible moderating role of social support.

Method

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shenzhen, China in 2019, in total, 2023 industrial workers (of 2700 invited; response rate = 75%) completed a self-administered survey consisted of Job Stress Scale, Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire, Defeat Scale, Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, two face-valid questions for social support, as well as sociodemographic information. Mo

SUBMITTER: Wang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10339573 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature