Association Between Social Support, and Depressive Symptoms
Among Firefighters: The Mediating Role of Negative Coping
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Title
Association Between Social Support, and Depressive Symptoms
Among Firefighters: The Mediating Role of Negative Coping
Among Firefighters: The Mediating Role of Negative Coping
Subject
depressive symptoms
firefighters
negative coping
social support
structural equation modeling
firefighters
negative coping
social support
structural equation modeling
Description
Depressive symptoms (DS) can erode physical and mental health; social support (SS) is
considered a buffer for DS and a promoter for improving coping and recovery abilities. However, there is
almost no research on the mediating role of negative coping (NC) in SS and DS, especially among
firefighters.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among firefighters in Chongqing, China, and the valid
data of 407 firefighters were collected through questionnaires distributed on the WeChat platform in
2020. Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) 26.0 is used for descriptive statistics and correlation
analysis. Structural equation modeling was adopted to analyze the association among SS, NC, and DS. The
mediation effect is also evaluated.
Results: Firefighters’ detection rate of DS is 23.3%, and when they receive more SS were less likely to
develop DS. NC was positively correlated with DS (b ¼ 0.54, p < 0.001) after controlling for SS. Besides,
the results of structural equation modeling showed that NC partially mediates the relationship between
SS and DS (standard error ¼ 0.039, indirect effects ¼ 0.109, 95% confidence interval: 0.047e0.200
p < 0.001).
Conclusion: NC has a partial indirect effect between SS and DS among firefighters. SS could not only affect
DS directly but also indirect work on it by affecting NC. This discovery will be a novel and meaningful
part of the research on the firefighter population
considered a buffer for DS and a promoter for improving coping and recovery abilities. However, there is
almost no research on the mediating role of negative coping (NC) in SS and DS, especially among
firefighters.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among firefighters in Chongqing, China, and the valid
data of 407 firefighters were collected through questionnaires distributed on the WeChat platform in
2020. Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) 26.0 is used for descriptive statistics and correlation
analysis. Structural equation modeling was adopted to analyze the association among SS, NC, and DS. The
mediation effect is also evaluated.
Results: Firefighters’ detection rate of DS is 23.3%, and when they receive more SS were less likely to
develop DS. NC was positively correlated with DS (b ¼ 0.54, p < 0.001) after controlling for SS. Besides,
the results of structural equation modeling showed that NC partially mediates the relationship between
SS and DS (standard error ¼ 0.039, indirect effects ¼ 0.109, 95% confidence interval: 0.047e0.200
p < 0.001).
Conclusion: NC has a partial indirect effect between SS and DS among firefighters. SS could not only affect
DS directly but also indirect work on it by affecting NC. This discovery will be a novel and meaningful
part of the research on the firefighter population
Creator
Liang Wang 1,q, Fengqiong Chen 2,q, Yulu Zhang 1
, Mengliang Ye 1,*
, Mengliang Ye 1,*
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Publisher
1 College of Public Health, Chongqing Medical University, China
2 Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
2 Chongqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, China
Date
5 October 2023
Contributor
FAJAR BAGUS W
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Language
ENGLISH
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Citation
Liang Wang 1,q, Fengqiong Chen 2,q, Yulu Zhang 1
, Mengliang Ye 1,*, “Association Between Social Support, and Depressive Symptoms
Among Firefighters: The Mediating Role of Negative Coping,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 26, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11614.
Among Firefighters: The Mediating Role of Negative Coping,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 26, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11614.