Mediating Role of Anxiety and Depression in Relationship between Coping Style and Life Satisfaction in Medical Workers during COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to examine the mediating role of anxiety and depression on the relationship between coping styles and life satisfaction in medical workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods：Five hundred and fourteen frontline medical workers from Zunyi were recruited to complete questionnaires, including the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ). Results：The results revealed the following: a) The prevalence of anxiety was 22.57%, and the prevalence of depression was 18.29%. b) Anxiety was positively correlated with depression; anxiety and depression were positively correlated with passive coping styles but negatively correlated with life satisfaction and active coping styles; life satisfaction was positively correlated with active coping styles and negatively correlated with passive coping styles. c) Anxiety and depression partially mediated the relationship between active coping styles and life satisfaction. Conclusion：Some frontline medical workers in the pandemic area had subclinical anxiety and depression, and anxiety and depression had a mediating effect on the relationship between coping styles and life satisfaction.