The impact of perceived social support on psychological capital of firefighters: the chain mediating role of exercise self-efficacy and psychological resilience
Perceived social support enhances firefighters' psychological capital both directly and indirectly through sequential improvements in exercise self-efficacy and psychological resilience. Fire departments should create supportive team environments and integrate physical training with psychological resilience cultivation to improve firefighters' psychological capital and mental health.
Authors
- Ying Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4479-3183)
- Hong Tu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8298-5207)
- Bochuan Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6866-1717)
- Xinan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1592-4527)
- Yongxu Yan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0151-8731)
Institutions
- Guilin Medical University (CN)
- Shenzhen Polytechnic University (CN)
- Guilin University of Technology (CN)
- Guilin University of Electronic Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1691496
- Primary Topic
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00