Gender differences in the prevalence and correlates of COVID-19 fear among mental health professionals: a network perspective based on a national survey in China
COVID-19-related fear was more prevalent among female MHPs than males. Specific interventions targeting the central symptoms in each network should be implemented to alleviate COVID-19 fear effectively and improve the mental health of MHPs in the post-pandemic era.
Authors
- Murui Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5856-0930)
- Yuan Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6369-0737)
- Zhaohui Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2005-9504)
- Yu‐Tao Xiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2906-0029)
- Teris Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5878-9193)
- Chee H. Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-2732)
- Gang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3949-1188)
- Feng‐Rong An
- Shu-Ying Rao
Institutions
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HK)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- University of Macau (MO)
- Southeast University (BD)
- Beijing Anding Hospital (CN)
- Melbourne Clinic (AU)
- Southeast University (CN)
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-08-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1631050
- Primary Topic
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00