Insomnia and depression in Chinese academic researchers: mediation by anxiety and resilience with differences among researchers by educational level
Overall, insomnia is centrally associated with depression among researchers through a dual pathway involving anxiety and resilience, with the protective role of resilience being more complex among non-doctoral researchers, underscoring the need for targeted interventions such as sleep hygiene programs and resilience training to mitigate mental health risks in academic settings.
Authors
- Yu‐Ying He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2665-7962)
- Bin Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9464-3423)
- Puqiao Wen
- Mianzeng Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0343-5248)
- Lin Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7821-5253)
- Qifan Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-834X)
- Tao Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8811-4229)
- Hui Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1102-4644)
- Xudong Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2989-5608)
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- National Clinical Research (US)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1709399
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Central South University
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities