Mediating effect of psychological capital on the relationship between mental health literacy and coping styles among newly recruited nurses

Background:The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak has led to travel bans and restricted social contact. Sudden decrease of social activities can easily trigger social anxiety, especially for community youths. Existing studies have inconclusive results regarding whether the development of youths’ social anxiety can be predicted by psychological capital. This study aims to clarify the influence mechanisms of psychological capital and coping style on social anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.Methods:Overall 600 community youths with ages of 18–22 yr in Northeast China were randomly selected and voluntarily answered the online questionnaire survey in Mar 2020. General information questionnaire form, positive psychological capital questionnaire, social interaction anxiety scale, and simple coping style questionnaire were used to obtain the participants’ information.Results:Psychological capital has a medium negative correlation with social anxiety, low positive correlation with positive coping (r = −0.42, 0.38), and low negative correlation with negative coping (r = −0.19). Social anxiety is negatively correlated with positive coping to a small degree and positively correlated with negative coping at a medium level (r = −0.16, 0.43). Positive coping has a low positive correlation with negative coping (r = 0.13). Positive coping and negative coping play partial mediating roles between psychological capital and social anxiety, with mediating effect values of −0.03 and 0.01, respectively.Conclusion:Youth’s psychological capital is closely associated with coping style and social anxiety. In addition to its direct bearing on social anxiety, psychological capital influences social anxiety through the mediating effect of coping style.

The objective of this study is to explore the relationship between psychological capitals, coping style and anxiety response of Chinese college students, and provide ideas for the effective coping with the pressure situation. 287 undergraduates were investigated by the psychological capital questionnaire, the proposed coping style questionnaire and the self-rating anxiety scale. The differences in scores of psychological capital (p<0.05), positive coping style (p<0.01), negative coping (p<0.05) and anxiety (p<0.01) were statistically significant in the gender dimension. The correlation analysis showed that psychological capital and its dimensions (expect hope dimension) were negatively correlated with anxiety (p<0.01), while psychological capital and its dimensions were positively correlated with positive coping style (p<0.01). Through the mediation effect test, it was found that psychological capital had a complete mediation effect between positive coping style and anxiety, and optimism had a partial mediation effect between negative coping and anxiety. Psychological capital had partly or completely mediation effect between coping style and anxiety, which should attach great importance to. It is essential to improve the psychological capital level through mental health education to help college students cope with stress effectively.

BackgroundCoping styles and psychological capital are both associated with the mental health of pregnant women. However, the relationships among psychological capital, coping styles, and prenatal depression in pregnant women have not yet received sufficient attention. This study examines how coping styles mediate the link between psychological capital and prenatal depression in pregnant women.MethodsA cross‐sectional study was conducted from March 2024 to December 2024. Pregnant women (n = 769) were recruited from two hospitals in Guangdong Province, China. All participants completed the Positive PsyCap Questionnaire, the Simple Coping Style Questionnaire, and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Spearman correlation analysis was applied to explore the relationships among psychological capital, coping style, and prenatal depression and to evaluate the mediating role of coping style.ResultsPrenatal depression was detected in 34.70% of participants. Both psychological capital and positive coping strategies were significantly negatively correlated with prenatal depression (r = −0.46, p < 0.001 and r = −0.26, p < 0.001, respectively). In contrast, a significant positive correlation was observed between negative coping strategies and prenatal depression (r = 0.18, p < 0.001). Psychological capital can directly affect prenatal depression, and coping style is the intermediary variable between psychological capital and depression, with a mediating effect of −0.51 and accounting for approximately 11.87% of the total effect of psychological capital on prenatal depression.ConclusionPsychological capital can not only directly affect prenatal depression, but it can also alleviate it by increasing positive coping or suppressing negative coping. Healthcare professionals should pay attention to the mental health status of pregnant women, improve the level of psychological capital, and guide positive responses to improve prenatal depression.

BackgroundCOVID-19 lockdown can lead to mental health problem, and the problem is heterogeneous across individuals. In this study, we aimed to explore the association between the self-reported health status, emotional coping style, emotional intelligence and positive psychological state of college students during the COVID-19 pandemic in China.MethodsThe questionnaires of Self-rated Health Measurement Scale (SRHMS), Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS), Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) were used for online survey. The study included 367 undergraduates.ResultsUndergraduate sex, sibling and birth of place were associated with either psychological capital scores or emotional intelligence. Online time per day had significantly negative associations with self-rated health and psychological capital scores. Multivariate analysis showed that the interaction between emotional intelligence, psychological capital and coping styles was statistically significant (β = −0.112, p = 0.045) in health status with psychological capital ranking the top (β = 0.428). Mediation analysis showed that psychological capital and coping style modified the effect of emotional intelligence on health status.ConclusionPsychological capital and coping style modified the effect of emotional intelligence on health status in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this pandemic emergency, a comprehensive intervention, such as positive coping styles with optimistic emotional perception and understanding as well as social support, is an important measure against the pandemic-induced mental health problem in college students in China.

To explore the influence of life events and coping style on psychological capital of senior middle school students, and provide an empirical basis for the work of senior middle school students' mental health education. With random sampling, 612 senior middle school students from six schools were surveyed with Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List (ASLEC), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ) and Psychological Capital Questionnaire for Adolescent Students (PCQAS). The data were analyzed by SPSS 17.0. There is significant correlation among the scores of 612 senior middle school students in ASLEC, SCSQ and PCQAS (P<0.01). The four factors (Interpersonal Relationships, Study Pressure, Loss and Others) of ASLEC can significantly predict senior middle school students' psychological capital (F=15.742, P<0.01). Coping style plays the role of mediating variable in the prediction of life events on senior middle school students' psychological capital. Life events can significantly predict senior middle school students' psychological capital, and coping style plays the role of mediating variable in the prediction of life events on senior middle school students' psychological capital.

ObjectivesEmpty nesters in China have limited mental health literacy (MHL), which may lead to poorer health outcomes. Studies demonstrate that MHL is associated with both resilience and positive coping style. However, the potential mechanism of MHL, resilience and positive coping style remain unclear. Therefore, the study aims to investigate the possible mediating role of resilience in the relationship between MHL and positive coping style.MethodIn this cross-sectional study, a total of 363 empty nesters from Huzhou, China were surveyed in 2022. The Chinese version of Mental Health Literacy Scale (C-MHLS), the Chinese version of 10-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10) and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ-19) were used to assess MHL, resilience, and positive coping style, respectively.ResultsPositive coping style was significantly correlated with MHL and resilience, and MHL was positively correlated with resilience (p < 0.01). MHL can significantly and positively predict the positive coping style, and resilience played a partial intermediary role between MHL and positive coping style, with the intermediary effect of 77.36%.ConclusionThis study indicates that MHL not only directly affected positive coping style, but also indirectly influences positive coping style by increasing the resilience of empty nesters. The results provide an empirical evidence for the development of intervention programs to improve positive coping style directly and indirectly. Consequently, community health servicers should take targeted measures which focus on MHL and resilience as breakthrough points to stimulate positive coping style of empty nesters, and ultimately achieve their overall well-being.

Nurses commonly experience negative experiences after experiencing a patient safety event, triggering a domino effect on the nurses themselves, subsequent patients, and healthcare organisations, thus requires urgent attention. To explore the mediating role of psychological capital and coping styles between neurotic personality and negative experiences of nurses' second victims, and to provide theoretical guidance for nursing administrators to develop targeted strategies to mitigate negative experiences of nurses' second victims. In June-July 2023, a general information questionnaire, a neurotic personality subscale, the Chinese version of the Second Victim Experience and Support Scale, the Nurses' Psychological Capital Questionnaire, and the Coping Styles Questionnaire were used to conduct an online survey of 213 nurses' second victims and structural equation modelling was constructed to clarify the relationship between these elements. Psychological capital and coping styles partially mediated the relationship between neurotic personality and negative experiences in the nurses' second victims, with a total indirect effect value of 0.203 and a total effect value of 0.303, for a mediating effect of 33.00%. Neurotic personality and immature coping styles negatively predict the degree of negative experience, while psychological capital and mature coping styles positively predict the degree of negative experience. Psychological capital and coping styles play a partial mediating role between neurotic personality and negative experience. After a patient safety incident, nursing managers can mitigate the negative experiences of nurses' second victims in patient safety incidents by reducing their neurotic personality tendencies, enhancing their level of psychological capital, and guiding them to adopt mature coping styles. No patient or public contribution.

BackgroundLimited published research has examined the relationships of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality in Chinese junior high school students. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of poor sleep quality and to clarify the role of coping styles between negative life events and sleep quality.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 3081 students was conducted in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, Southeastern China. Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Checklist, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index were applied to assess negative life events, coping styles, and sleep quality, respectively. Descriptive analyses, independent-samples t tests, one-way analyses of variance, Pearson correlation analyses, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were applied to analyze the data.ResultsThe prevalence of poor sleep quality was 26.7%. Negative life events (B = 0.038, P < 0.001) and negative coping style (B = 0.049, P < 0.001) demonstrated a positive association with poor sleep quality, while positive coping style indicated a negative association with poor sleep quality (B = −0.029, P < 0.001). Interactions of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality were not found (all P > 0.05). The association between negative life events and sleep quality was mediated by negative coping styles.ConclusionsOur results indicated that poor sleep quality was common in these Chinese adolescents. Negative life events and negative coping style were associated with an increased prevalence of poor sleep quality, while the positive coping style was related to a decreased prevalence of poor sleep quality. A negative coping style mediated the association between negative life events and sleep quality.

BackgroundIt is well known that parents play an important role in the family, particularly the mental health literacy of parents is essential for the growth and development of children. As the parents of children with special needs, they are facing more difficulties and psychological pressure, resulted in more mental health problems.PurposeThe current study examined the effect of social support on mental health literacy, and its underlying mechanisms regarding the mediating role of coping styles and moderating role of social comparison.MethodsUsing a cross-sectional design, 165 parents of children with special needs (22–67 years old, M=37.72, SD=8.78) participated in the study. The general information questionnaire, Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS), Social Support Rating Scale, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, and Social Comparison Orientation Scale were used.ResultsWe found that objective support positively predicted the mental health literacy, positive coping style played a mediating role between objective support and mental health literacy. In addition, the relationship between objective support and positive coping styles was moderated by social comparisons; for lower levels of opinion social comparison, the effect of objective support on positive coping styles was significantly stronger.ConclusionWe revealed the underlying mechanisms between social support and mental health literacy. The present study has profound implications for mental health literacy services for parents who have children with special needs.

To explore the relationships among psychological capital, coping style and psychological health of college students with a sample of 566 college students via the method of questionnaire survey. The results indicated that the differences of psychological capital in grade and specialty were significant. The analyses of hierarchical regression showed that psychological capital was positively related with psychological health. In addition, positive coping style and negative coping style of college students worked as a partial mediator between psychological capital and psychological health.

The Relationship between Psychological Capital and Spirituality with Internet Addiction among Students at Jondishapuor University of Medical Sciences

We explored the mediating effect of coping style in the relationship between psychological capital and depression in a sample of 367 senior high school students from Shanghai, China. We measured their psychological capital, coping style, and depression using the Psychological Capital Questionnaire for Adolescent Students, the Trait Coping Style Questionnaire, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. The results show that psychological capital and positive coping were significantly and positively correlated, psychological capital and positive coping were significantly and negatively related to negative coping and depression, and negative coping and depression were significantly and positively correlated. After controlling for school type, grade, and gender, both positive and negative coping styles mediated the association between psychological capital and depression. The results indicate the importance of high levels of psychological capital and positive coping for preventing and alleviating depression in senior high school students.

Psychiatric nurses routinely operate in high-stress, high-risk environments, making insomnia a prevalent issue that profoundly impacts their physical and mental well-being, as well as the quality of patient care. Empirical evidence suggests that insomnia not only diminishes occupational performance but also substantially increases the risk, posing a substantial risk to patient safety. Nevertheless, investigations into the underlying mechanisms driving insomnia among psychiatric nurses remain scarce. This study aims to explore the relationship between perceived organizational support and insomnia in psychiatric nurses, as well as to examine the mediating role of psychological capital through the development of a mediation model. The findings are intended to provide novel insights for hospital administrators in addressing insomnia among nursing staff. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit 475 psychiatric nurses from three tertiary-level psychiatric specialty hospitals in Beijing. Data were collected between March and June 2024 using a general information questionnaire, the Perceived Organizational Support Scale (POSS), the Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ), and the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS). Statistical analyses included assessments for common method bias, descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), independent samples t-tests, Pearson correlation analysis, and mediation analysis using Model 4 of Hayes' PROCESS macro. (1) Of the 475 psychiatric nurses, 395 (83.16%) were identified as experiencing insomnia. (2) The mean scores for perceived organizational support, psychological capital, and insomnia symptoms were 39.11 ± 10.60, 106.35 ± 14.38, and 11.88 ± 5.55, respectively. (3) Perceived organizational support among nurses was positively correlated with psychological capital (r = 0.641, P < 0.001) and negatively correlated with insomnia (r = -0.348, P < 0.001). Additionally, psychological capital was negatively correlated with insomnia (r = -0.369, P < 0.001). (4) Mediation analysis revealed that the total effect of organizational support on insomnia was - 0.335. The direct effect was - 0.191, accounting for 57.01%, and the indirect effect via psychological capital was - 0.144, accounting for 42.99% of the total effect. The prevalence of insomnia symptoms among psychiatric nurses is notably high, and perceived organizational support serves as a negative predictor of insomnia. Additionally, psychological capital partially mediates the relationship between organizational support and insomnia among nurses. These findings suggest that clinical nursing managers may alleviate insomnia in psychiatric nurses by implementing concrete interventions, such as enhancing organizational support through structured programs, and fostering psychological capital via targeted development initiatives and resilience training. Not applicable.

Background Nurses with a high level of psychological capital have the essential motivational and cognitive properties that can be used in any given work situation to protect them from work-related stress and burnout. Aim This study aims to examine the impact of psychiatric nurses’ psychological capital on their burnout and coping style. Participants and methods A descriptive correlational design was utilized in this study. This study was conducted at three psychiatric hospitals: El Azazi Hospital for mental illness, Banha Hospital for mental illness, and at the Psychiatric Department at Zagazig University Hospital. A simple, random sample composed of 139 nurses who are working at a previous mentioned setting was recruited for this study. Five tools were utilized in this study for data collection, sociodemographic data sheet, burnout scale, psychological capital questionnaire, brief coping inventory, and emotional approach coping scale. Results The present study revealed that the level of burnout was moderate among the studied nurses, more than half of them had low level of psychological capital, about half of them had low level of problems − focused coping and near half of them had a high level of emotion-focused coping. Conclusion On the basis of the finding of this study, it can be concluded that the burnout is a psychological problem among psychiatric nurses. Unfortunately, about one-half of the studied psychiatric nurses has moderate level of burnout and has low level of psychological capital. Also, about half of them utilize the emotion-focused coping style more frequently than problem-focused coping. When nurses have a high level of psychological capital, their level of burnout decreased. Recommendation Intervention programs for nurses should be carried out to enhance their level of psychological capital (self-efficacy, hope, optimism, and resilience), improve their coping ability, and reduce their level of burnout are recommended.

The concept of psychological capital can be defined as an individual’s positive psychological resource, which consists of four components which are self-efficacy/confidence, hope, optimism, and resilience. Positive Psychological Capital (PsyCap) is a recently developed higher order construct applied in the context of organizations, which has been hypothesized to aid employees cope with stress effectively in workplace increasing their psychological and physical well-being. Coping strategies refer to the specific efforts, both behavioural and psychological, that people employ to master, tolerate, reduce, or minimize stressful events by using rational, detached, emotional and avoidance coping. This study aims to explore the nature of Positive Psychological Capital (PsyCap) and Coping styles among male and female young adults and the relationship between PsyCap and Coping styles. Data were collected by using Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ) & Coping Styles Questionnaire (CSQ), administered on 100 participants aged between 18 - 25 years, from different colleges of Kolkata, using stratified simple random sampling method. Results indicated the following: 1) Hope and Resilience are significantly higher among female young adults than their male counterparts. 2) Detached and Avoidance coping style are significantly higher among male young adults & emotional coping style is significantly higher among female young adults. 3) Positive correlations exist between all the dimensions of PsyCap and functional coping style and negative relationship exists between dimensions of PsyCap and dysfunctional coping style. The study implies the effective use of PsyCap to promote positive outcomes, fostering development in young adult population.