1. Relation of perceived social support to mental health in prison police: a moderated mediating analysis
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Ting Chengyi, Zou Jianbing, Wang Zhiyu, Yang Mei, Huang Zao, and Huang Guoping
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mental health ,perceived social support ,perceived stress ,psychological resilience ,Psychology ,BF1-990 ,Psychiatry ,RC435-571 - Abstract
BackgroundThe mental health level of the prison police is relatively low, so finding innovative ways to improve the mental health of them is of great significance for the safety of prison supervision and the implementation of peaceful China initiative.ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between perceived social support, perceived stress and psychological resilience with mental health of prison police, and to provide references for improving their mental health.MethodsIn March 2022, 424 policemen working in a male prison in a western province were selected by cluster sampling method, and investigated with the Perceived Social Support Scale (PSSS), Chinese Perceived Stress Scale (CPSS), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and General Health Questionnaire 20 (GHQ-20), then Process 4.2 was used employed to verify the mediating role of perceived stress as well as the moderating role of psychological resilience in the relationship between perceived social support and mental health.Results①Male subjects scored higher on GHQ-20 than female subjects (t=2.095, P
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- 2023
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