Mediating effect of coping styles in the relationship between psychological resilience and somatic symptoms among Chinese medical team members
10.20001/j.issn.2095-2619.20260405
- VernacularTitle:援外医疗队员应对方式在心理韧性与躯体症状间的中介作用
- Author:
Jiayong CHEN
1
;
Yu CHENG
;
Guanyang ZOU
;
Ming LI
Author Information
1. Health Commission of Guangdong Province Government Affairs Centre, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese medical team members;
Psychological resilience;
Coping styles;
Somatic symptoms;
Relationship;
Mediating effect
- From:
China Occupational Medicine
2026;53(2):150-154
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the mediating role of coping styles on the relationship between psychological resilience and somatic symptoms in Chinese medical team members. Methods A total of 267 members from 24 Chinese medical teams were recruited as the study subjects using a convenience sampling method. The 10-item Connor Davidson Resilience Scale, the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, and the modified Somatic Symptom Scale developed by the research team were used to assess their psychological resilience, coping styles, and somatic symptoms. Structural equation modeling was applied to analyze the relationships among the variables and their mediating effects. Results The average scores for psychological resilience, positive coping, and negative coping among the study subjects were (30.4±5.9), (28.6±5.6), and (12.3±4.7) points, respectively. The median and the 25th and 75th percentiles of somatic symptom score were 4.0 (1.0-8.0) points. Somatic symptom scores were negatively correlated with psychological resilience and positive coping scores [Spearman correlation coefficients (rS) were -0.396 and -0.367, respectively, both P<0.01], and positively correlated with negative coping scores (rS=0.260, P<0.01). Structural equation modeling analysis revealed that the psychological resilience did not directly affect somatic symptoms [95% confidence interval (CI): -0.359 to 0.000]. Psychological resilience indirectly affected somatic symptoms through positive and negative coping, with a total indirect effect with 95% CI of -0.381 to -0.114. Positive coping and negative coping accounted for 83.7% and 16.3%, respectively, of the total indirect effect. Conclusion The coping styles play multiple parallel mediating roles between psychological resilience and somatic symptoms of Chinese medical team members. Improving psychological resilience and coping ability can help alleviate somatic symptoms and promote the mental health of Chinese medical team members.
