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The mediating role of emotion regulation strategies in the relationship between big five personality traits and anxiety and depression among Chinese firefighters

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Tao, Yanqiang, Liu, Xiangping, Hou, Wenxin, Niu, Haiqun, Wang, Shujian, Ma, Zijuan, Bi, Dan, Zhang, Liang·2022·Frontiers in Public Health

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Identification of protective factors to prevent firefighters' anxiety and depression is meaningful. We explored whether emotion-regulation strategies mediate the relationship between personality traits and anxiety and depression among Chinese firefighters. Approximately, 716 Chinese firefighters were recruited and completed the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and Big Five Inventory−2 (BFI-2) Scale. Results (N = 622) indicated that only negative emotionality traits could predict anxiety symptoms. Meanwhile, the multilevel mediation effect analyses showed that conscientiousness through cognitive reappraisal could reduce anxiety and depression symptoms in Chinese firefighters. Our findings clarify Chinese firefighters' underlying emotion-regulation process between personality traits and anxiety and depression. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.

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Authors
Tao, Y., Liu, X., Hou, W., Niu, H., Wang, S., Ma, Z., Bi, D., & Zhang, L.
Affiliations
  • Beijing Normal University (CN)
  • Nanjing Normal University (CN)
  • South China Normal University (CN)
  • Northeast Agricultural University (CN)
Corresponding author
Zhang, Liang
Venue
Frontiers in Public Health
Published
2022-06-03
Volume
10
Pages
901686-901686
ISSN
2296-2565 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4281692255
Cited by
39
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 2
FWCI
7.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Frontiers in Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Government of Jiangsu Province
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
emotion regulation strategies, Big Five personality traits, anxiety, depression, firefighters, conscientiousness, cognitive reappraisal, negative affectivity, workplace mental health, protective factors
MeSH terms
Emotional Regulation, Anxiety, China, Depression, Humans, Personality, Firefighters

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