RT Journal Article
T1 Coping in healthcare personnel: certain coping strategies as predictors of anxiety and depression
A1 García Barja, Paula
A1 Talavera Velasco, Beatriz
A1 Vázquez Estévez, Daniel
A1 Luceño Moreno, María Lourdes
AB Background: Healthcare personnel exhibit higher levels of anxiety and depression, with differences in the use of coping strategies to manage stressful situations. Aims: To assess which coping strategies, sociodemographic factors and job-related variables predict anxiety and/or depression among healthcare professionals. Method: A total of 744 participants, including  hysicians, nurses and nursing assistants were involved in a cross-sectional study. Results: The ordinary least squares estimator was used to estimate the parameters. The results identified negative self-focus (β = 0.42, β = 0.45, p < 0.001), positive reappraisal (β = −0.20, β = −0.30, p < 0.001) and open emotional expression (β = 0.12, p < 0.001; β = 0.08, p < 0.01), as coping strategies significantly associated with anxiety and depression. Additionally, seeking social support was related to depressive symptoms (β = −0.02, p < 0.01), but not of anxiety. Interestingly, avoidant coping was associated with lower levels of both anxiety and depression (β = −0.14, p < 0.001). The absence of family responsibilities was associated with lower levels of anxiety and depression (β = −0.11, β = −0.10, p < 0.001). Being male was linked to lower anxiety levels (β = −0.11, p < 0.001), while being female was associated with greater depressive symptoms (β = 0.09, p < 0.01). Holding the position of nursing assistant was identified as a variable associated with anxiety and depression (β = 0.08, p < 0.05; β = 0.06, p < 0.05). Conclusions: These results are essential for tailoring interventions aimed at occupational health.
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2026
FD 2026-06-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/137407
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/137407
LA eng
NO García-Barja, P., Talavera-Velasco, B., Vázquez-Estévez, D., & Luceño-Moreno, L. (2026). Coping in healthcare personnel: Certain coping strategies as predictors of anxiety and depression. BJPsych Open, 12, e163, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2026.12020
DS Docta Complutense
RD 30 jul 2026