Association of Work Stress With Anxiety and Depression Among Adults in Wuhan, China

Abstract

Objective This study aimed to explore the relationship of work stress with anxiety and depression and the mediation of job satisfaction. Methods We conducted a survey among gas station workers in Wuhan, China. Multivariate and bootstrap mediating analyses were conducted. Results The rate of effort-reward imbalance, overcommitment (OC), anxiety, and depression were 22.9%, 29.2%, 20.1%, and 19.9%. Work stress was positively associated with anxiety (β = 0.213 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.156–0.270] for logarithmic effort-reward ratio [LgERR] and β = 0.563 [95% CI, 0.505–0.621] for OC) and depression (β = 0.291 [95% CI, 0.227–0.356] for LgERR and β = 0.417 [95% CI, 0.351–0.483] for OC). The mediation of job satisfaction from LgERR and OC to anxiety and depression were 14.93%, 9.05%, 24.34%, and 19.85%. Conclusions We should concern the anxiety and depression, and work stress status of workers and improve the situation by improving job satisfaction.