RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Work-family conflict and job burn-out among Chinese doctors: the mediating role of coping styles
JF General Psychiatry
JO Gen Psych
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e000004
DO 10.1136/gpsych-2018-000004
VO 31
IS 1
A1 Ling Chen
A1 Junjun Liu
A1 Hailong Yang
A1 Hui Ma
A1 Hui Wang
A1 Yun Huang
A1 Hao Cheng
A1 Dianzhen Tang
A1 Miao Liu
A1 Houyuan Luo
A1 Haitao Qu
A1 Diwen Shen
A1 Ning Zhang
YR 2018
UL http://gpsych.bmj.com/content/31/1/e000004.abstract
AB Background Burn-out among doctors threatens their own health, and that of their patients. To identify risk factors of the doctor burn-out is vital to improving their health and increasing the quality of healthcare services. This study aims to explore the relationship between work-family conflict (WFC) and burn-out among Chinese doctors and the mediating role of coping styles in this relationship.Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in China, with a questionnaire packet which consisted of the Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory (CMBI), WFC Scale and the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire (SCSQ). A total of 2530 doctors participated in the survey. Correlation analysis was performed to explore the relationship between CMBI, WFC and SCSQ scores. A linear regression model was set to determine the mediating role of coping styles on the relationship between WFC and burn-out.Results Doctors who had higher scores on work interfering with family conflict, reported more emotional exhaustion (r=0.514, P<0.001) and had a sense of accomplishment (r=−0.149, P<0.001). Simultaneously, family interfering with work (FIW) was positively associated with all dimensions of burn-out (r=0.213, 0.504, 0.088, respectively, P<0.001). Coping styles had partial, complete and even mediating effects on the relationship between WFC and burn-out among Chinese doctors.Conclusions WFC was correlated with burn-out, and coping style was a mediator in this relationship among Chinese doctors. Coping style was a positive resource against burn-out.