Padmanabhanunni Anita, Pretorius Tyrone B
Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town 7535, South Africa.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Dec 17;21(12):1684. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21121684.
Cynicism has been associated with adverse mental and physical health outcomes. This study investigated the role of cynicism in relation to indices of mental health among South African first responders. Research has highlighted that first responders are at increased risk of adverse mental health outcomes owing to the nature of their work. The sample consisted of 429 participants who completed a brief demographic questionnaire and several research instruments: Turner Cynicism Scale, Chalder Fatigue Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7. Structural equation modeling was used to explore the relationship between cynicism and mental health indicators. It included a measurement model, which identified four latent variables-cynicism, fatigue, depression, and anxiety-and their respective indicators, and a structural model, which defined the relationships among these latent variables. Path analysis was used to explore the potential mediating role of fatigue in the relationship between cynicism and indices of mental health. The results demonstrated significant associations between cynicism and anxiety, depression, and fatigue. Fatigue also mediated the relationship between cynicism and indices of mental health. The results underscore the importance of recognizing and addressing cynicism as a critical factor in the mental health of individuals working in high-stress occupations.
犬儒主义与不良的身心健康结果有关。本研究调查了犬儒主义在南非急救人员心理健康指标方面所起的作用。研究强调，由于工作性质，急救人员出现不良心理健康结果的风险增加。样本包括429名参与者，他们完成了一份简短的人口统计学问卷和几份研究工具：特纳犬儒主义量表、查尔德疲劳量表、患者健康问卷-9和广泛性焦虑障碍量表-7。采用结构方程模型来探究犬儒主义与心理健康指标之间的关系。它包括一个测量模型，该模型确定了四个潜在变量——犬儒主义、疲劳、抑郁和焦虑——及其各自的指标，以及一个结构模型，该模型定义了这些潜在变量之间的关系。路径分析用于探究疲劳在犬儒主义与心理健康指标之间关系中的潜在中介作用。结果表明犬儒主义与焦虑、抑郁和疲劳之间存在显著关联。疲劳也在犬儒主义与心理健康指标之间的关系中起中介作用。这些结果强调了认识到并解决犬儒主义作为高压力职业中个体心理健康的关键因素的重要性。
