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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
The Relationship Between Job Burnout and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Firefighters : Colleagueship as a Moderator
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Colleagueship as a Moderator
Description:
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<jats:title>Objectives</jats:title>
<jats:p>This study aims to investigate the association between job burnout and depressive symptoms among Chinese firefighters, assuming colleagueship to play a moderating role in the aforementioned relationship.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Methods</jats:title>
<jats:p>This study is based on an online survey recruiting 1328 Chinese male firefighters from July 1 to August 31, 2021. Multiple linear regressions were used to examine the associations.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Results</jats:title>
<jats:p>This study revealed that all dimensions of job burnout were associated with worse depressive symptoms. Cynicism (β = 0.30; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.236, 0.356) had the strongest association with depressive symptoms, followed by emotional exhaustion and inefficacy. Moreover, firefighters with better affective colleagueship (β = −0.10; 95% CI, −0.141, −0.061) and better obligatory colleagueship (β = −0.07; 95% CI, −0.115, −0.034) were less likely to have depressive symptoms when confronted with job burnouts.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Conclusions</jats:title>
<jats:p>This study suggests employers and practitioners should target their intervention efforts at both job burnout and colleagueship.</jats:p>
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