From the School of Sociology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (Dr Cui); Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (Dr Huang, Mr Bai, Dr Guo); Center for Social Security Studies, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China (Dr Fu); and Sociologist and Independent Researcher, Islamabad, Pakistan (Ms Zia).
J Occup Environ Med. 2022 Aug 1;64(8):659-664. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002555. Epub 2022 Jun 9.
This study aims to investigate the association between job burnout and depressive symptoms among Chinese firefighters, assuming colleagueship to play a moderating role in the aforementioned relationship.
This study is based on an online survey recruiting 1328 Chinese male firefighters from July 1 to August 31, 2021. Multiple linear regressions were used to examine the associations.
This study revealed that all dimensions of job burnout were associated with worse depressive symptoms. Cynicism (β = 0.30; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.236, 0.356) had the strongest association with depressive symptoms, followed by emotional exhaustion and inefficacy. Moreover, firefighters with better affective colleagueship (β = -0.10; 95% CI, -0.141, -0.061) and better obligatory colleagueship (β = -0.07; 95% CI, -0.115, -0.034) were less likely to have depressive symptoms when confronted with job burnouts.
This study suggests employers and practitioners should target their intervention efforts at both job burnout and colleagueship.
本研究旨在探讨中国消防员职业倦怠与抑郁症状之间的关系,并假设同事关系在上述关系中起调节作用。
本研究基于一项在线调查,于 2021 年 7 月 1 日至 8 月 31 日招募了 1328 名中国男性消防员。采用多元线性回归检验关联。
本研究表明,职业倦怠的所有维度都与更严重的抑郁症状相关。玩世不恭(β=0.30;95%置信区间[CI],0.236,0.356)与抑郁症状的相关性最强,其次是情绪衰竭和无效感。此外,当消防员面临职业倦怠时,具有更好的情感同事关系(β=-0.10;95%CI,-0.141,-0.061)和更好的强制性同事关系(β=-0.07;95%CI,-0.115,-0.034)的消防员,抑郁症状的可能性较低。
本研究表明,雇主和从业者应将干预重点放在职业倦怠和同事关系上。