@article{ref1,
title="Anxiety, depression, perceived stress, and burnout among Chinese researchers: a cross-sectional nationwide study",
journal="Psychology research and behavior management",
year="2023",
author="Gao, Lan and Wang, Lei-Lei and Yang, Rui and Yang, Xing-Jie and Zhou, Shuang-Jiang",
volume="16",
number="",
pages="4209-4220",
abstract="PURPOSE: Depression and anxiety have a significant impact on an individuals' work and personal life alike. The mental health of researchers is a significant concern worldwide. This study investigated the mental health status of Chinese researchers specifically and explored the moderating effects of perceived stress on the influence of low self-accomplishment on anxiety and depression. <br><br>METHODS: The online survey platform &quot;Survey Star&quot; was used to create a questionnaire to be distributed to researchers, with 949 questionnaires retrieved. The general information questionnaire, 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Maslach Burnout Inventory General Survey (MBI-GS) were used for this investigation. Pearson's correlation analysis was performed to investigate correlations among the relevant variables. Model 8 of PROCESS 3.3 program was used to analyze the moderating effects of perceived stress. <br><br>RESULTS: Among the 949 participants, 570 (60.1%) reported symptoms of depression and 431 (45.4%) had symptoms of anxiety, with about one in six reporting symptoms of self-harm or suicidal ideation. Perceived stress was found to moderate the effect of low self-accomplishment on depression and anxiety. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Here we show that researchers exhibit a high rate of depression and anxiety symptoms. Perceived stress is also shown to play a moderating role on the influence of low self-accomplishment on anxiety and depression. Thus, reducing perceived stress levels can help to improve the mental health of researchers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1179-1578",
doi="10.2147/PRBM.S431011",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S431011"
}