Associations between COVID-19 Work-Related Stressors and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Chinese Doctors and Nurses: Application of Stress-Coping Theory

She, Rui; Li, Lijuan; Yang, Qian; Lin, Jianyan; Ye, Xiaoli; Wu, Suliu; Yang, Zhenggui; Guan, Suzhen; Zhang, Jianxin; Ling, Rachel Hau Yin; Lau, Joseph Tak Fai

doi:10.3390/ijerph19106201

Associations between COVID-19 Work-Related Stressors and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms among Chinese Doctors and Nurses: Application of Stress-Coping Theory

Healthcare workers are vulnerable to posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) due to stressful work during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate whether the associations between COVID-19 work-related stressors and PTSS would be mediated by maladaptive and adaptive coping strategies a…