Department of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, Hunan Key Laboratory of Psychiatry and Mental Health, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, National Technology Institute on Mental Disorders, No. 139 Middle Renmin Road, Changsha, Hunan Province, 410011, China.
Pingtang Compulsory Isolation Detoxification Institute in Hunan Province, Changsha, China.
BMC Public Health. 2024 Jan 2;24(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-17514-6.
Correctional officers tend to have high levels of work-family conflict (WFC). WFC has been found associated with various forms of psychological distress and to affect the overall well-being of correctional officers. Burnout and resilience may affect the relationship between WFC and psychological distress, however, this association still remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the mediating effect of burnout on the relationship between WFC and anxiety/depression and the moderating role of resilience, within the context of correctional officers.
A cross-sectional online survey was conducted in China from October 2021 to January 2022. WFC, burnout, resilience, anxiety, and depression were evaluated using the Work-Family Conflict Scale (WFCS), Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS), 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). Mediation and moderation models were then tested using the PROCESS macro in SPSS, with burnout being a mediator and resilience playing a moderating role in the relationship between WFC and anxiety/depression.
A total of 472 correctional officers were included. Burnout was found to mediate the relationship between WFC and anxiety (b = 0.14, 95%CI [0.10, 0.19]) and the relationship between WFC and depression (b = 0.23, 95%CI [0.18, 0.28]). Additionally, resilience played a moderating role in the direct effect of WFC on anxiety (b = - 0.02, p < 0.01) and the first half of the indirect effect of WFC on anxiety (b = - 0.007, p < 0.05). Furthermore, resilience was also found to moderate the first half of the indirect effect of WFC on depression (b = - 0.02, p < 0.01), but not the direct effect of WFC on depression (b = - 0.005, p > 0.05).
The findings of the present study may improve our understanding by elucidating the fundamental mechanisms of the connection between WFC and psychological distress among correctional officers. The results have significant implications for policymakers and individuals, as they suggest that diverse interventions may help promote the mental well-being of correctional officers.
狱警往往工作家庭冲突（WFC）水平较高。研究发现，工作家庭冲突与各种形式的心理困扰有关，并影响狱警的整体幸福感。倦怠和适应力可能会影响工作家庭冲突与心理困扰之间的关系，但这种关联仍不清楚。本研究旨在检验倦怠在工作家庭冲突与焦虑/抑郁之间的关系中的中介作用，以及在狱警群体中适应力的调节作用。
2021 年 10 月至 2022 年 1 月，在中国进行了一项横断面在线调查。使用工作家庭冲突量表（WFCS）、Maslach 倦怠量表-一般量表（MBI-GS）、10 项 Connor-Davidson 适应量表（CD-RISC-10）和抑郁焦虑压力量表（DASS）评估工作家庭冲突、倦怠、适应力、焦虑和抑郁。然后使用 SPSS 中的 PROCESS 宏测试中介和调节模型，其中倦怠是工作家庭冲突与焦虑（b=0.14，95%CI[0.10,0.19]）和工作家庭冲突与抑郁（b=0.23，95%CI[0.18,0.28]）之间关系的中介，适应力在工作家庭冲突对焦虑的直接效应（b=-0.02，p<0.01）和工作家庭冲突对焦虑间接效应的前半部分（b=-0.007，p<0.05）中发挥调节作用。此外，还发现适应力调节工作家庭冲突对抑郁的间接效应的前半部分（b=-0.02，p<0.01），但不调节工作家庭冲突对抑郁的直接效应（b=-0.005，p>0.05）。
本研究的结果通过阐明狱警工作家庭冲突与心理困扰之间关系的基本机制，可能会增进我们的理解。研究结果对政策制定者和个人具有重要意义，因为它们表明，各种干预措施可能有助于促进狱警的心理健康。
