TY - JOUR PY - 2023// TI - Anxiety, depression, perceived stress, and burnout among Chinese researchers: a cross-sectional nationwide study JO - Psychology research and behavior management A1 - Gao, Lan A1 - Wang, Lei-Lei A1 - Yang, Rui A1 - Yang, Xing-Jie A1 - Zhou, Shuang-Jiang SP - 4209 EP - 4220 VL - 16 IS - N2 - 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.

METHODS: The online survey platform "Survey Star" 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.

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.

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.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1179-1578 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S431011 ID - ref1 ER -