Mental Health, Mentalising and Empathy in Australian Healthcare Workers During COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study

Psychological Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 23, 2025

Since the outbreak of a Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), healthcare workers have consistently exhibited increased stress, anxiety and depression. However, no study to date, has yet examined whether these symptoms are associated with social cognitive skills, known be paramount in delivering high quality patient care. This cross-sectional aimed investigate depression were related both empathy mentalising who worked during COVID-19 Australia. Participants an average age 31.9 years ( N = 177). completed Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) Reading Mind The Eyes Test (RMET) between May 24th June 21st, 2021. We found that higher stress levels improved abilities understanding others’ emotions mental states, showing affective engaging imaginative thinking. Conversely, was linked reduced states this cohort. No other significant associations observed. Our findings suggest organisational initiatives needed deliver targeted interventions specialised programs support skills workers. Future studies longitudinal designs better characterise health-social cognition disentangle its directionality.

Language: Английский

Patients with chronic bipolar disorder show impairments in interpreting literary fiction - A preliminary explorative study with the short story task

Journal of Psychiatric Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 171, P. 238 - 245

Published: Jan. 30, 2024

Language: Английский

A study on the identification of factors related to depression in a population with an increasing number of chronic diseases in the short term in China based on a health ecology model

Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 368, P. 838 - 846

Published: Sept. 16, 2024

Language: Английский