Department of Psychiatry, National Center for Mental Disorders, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Pingtang Compulsory Isolation Detoxification Institute in Hunan Province, Changsha, China.
BMC Public Health. 2024 Nov 28;24(1):3317. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20815-z.
Numerous studies have found that depression is prevalent among correctional officers (COs), which may be related to the work-family conflict (WFC) faced by this cohort. Role conflict theory posits that WFC emerges from the incompatibility between the demands of work and family roles, which induces stress and, in turn, results in emotional problems. Thus, this study seeks to investigate the association between WFC and depression, along with examining the mediating role of stress. Further network analysis is applied to identify the core and bridge symptoms within the network of WFC, stress, and depression, providing a basis for targeted interventions.
This study aims to investigate the relationship between work-family conflict (WFC) and depressive symptoms among a larger sample of Chinese correctional officers (COs), exploring the potential mechanisms of stress in this population through network analysis.
A cross-sectional study of 472 Chinese COs was conducted from October 2021 to January 2022. WFC, stress, and depressive symptoms were evaluated using the Work-Family Conflict Scale (WFCS) and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). Subsequently, correlation and regression analyses were conducted using SPSS 26.0, while mediation analysis was performed using Model 4 in PROCESS. By using the EBICglasso model, network analyses were utilized to estimate the network structure of WFC, stress and depression. Visualization and centrality measures were performed using the R package.
The results showed that (1) there was a significant positive correlation between WFC and stress and depression, as well as between stress and depression, (2) WFC and stress had a significant positive predictive effect on depression, (3) stress mediated the relationship between WFC and depression, with a total mediating effect of 0.262 (BootSE = 0.031, BCI 95% = 0.278, 0.325), which accounted for 81.62% of the total effect, and (4) in the WFC, stress, and depression network model, strain-based work interference with family (SWF, (betweenness = 2.24, closeness = -0.19, strength = 1.40), difficult to relax (DR, betweenness = 1.20, closeness = 1.85, strength = 1.06), and had nothing (HN, betweenness = -0.43, closeness = 0.62, strength = 0.73) were the core symptoms, and SWF, IT, and DH were the bridge symptoms, and (5) first-line COs had significantly higher levels of WFC, stress, and depression than non-first-line correctional officers.
Our findings elucidate the interrelationships between WFC, stress, and depression among COs. The study also enhances the understanding of the factors influencing WFC in this population and provides valuable guidance for the development of future interventions, offering practical clinical significance.
许多研究发现，矫正官员（COs）中普遍存在抑郁，这可能与这一群体面临的工作-家庭冲突（WFC）有关。角色冲突理论认为，工作-家庭冲突是由于工作和家庭角色的需求不兼容而产生的，这会导致压力，进而导致情绪问题。因此，本研究旨在探讨工作-家庭冲突（WFC）与抑郁之间的关联，并检验压力的中介作用。进一步的网络分析应用于识别 WFC、压力和抑郁网络中的核心和桥梁症状，为有针对性的干预提供依据。
本研究旨在调查较大样本量的中国矫正官员（COs）中工作-家庭冲突（WFC）与抑郁症状之间的关系，通过网络分析探讨该人群中压力的潜在机制。
2021 年 10 月至 2022 年 1 月期间，对 472 名中国 COs 进行了横断面研究。使用工作-家庭冲突量表（WFCS）和抑郁焦虑压力量表（DASS）评估 WFC、压力和抑郁症状。随后，使用 SPSS 26.0 进行相关性和回归分析，使用 PROCESS 中的模型 4进行中介分析。通过使用 EBICglasso 模型，我们利用网络分析来估计 WFC、压力和抑郁的网络结构。使用 R 包进行可视化和中心度测量。
结果显示：（1）WFC 与压力和抑郁之间存在显著的正相关，压力与抑郁之间也存在显著的正相关；（2）WFC 和压力对抑郁有显著的正向预测作用；（3）压力在 WFC 和抑郁之间存在显著的中介作用，总中介效应为 0.262（BootSE=0.031，BCI95%=0.278，0.325），占总效应的 81.62%；（4）在 WFC、压力和抑郁网络模型中，基于压力的工作对家庭的干扰（SWF，（介数中心度=2.24，接近中心度=-0.19，强度=1.40）、难以放松（DR，介数中心度=1.20，接近中心度=1.85，强度=1.06）和没有关系（HN，介数中心度=-0.43，接近中心度=0.62，强度=0.73）是核心症状，SWF、IT 和 DH 是桥梁症状；（5）一线 COs 的 WFC、压力和抑郁水平显著高于非一线矫正官员。
本研究阐明了 COs 中 WFC、压力和抑郁之间的相互关系。研究还增强了对这一人群中影响 WFC 的因素的理解，并为未来干预措施的制定提供了有价值的指导，具有实际的临床意义。
