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Investigate the chain mediating roles of work engagement and depression in the relationship between job demands and burnout among Chinese seafarers.

August 16, 2026International Maritime HealthOpen Access

Job demands and burnout among Chinese seafarers — the chain mediating effects of work engagement and depression

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JWJie WuShanghai International Studies University HWHanya WangTianjin Normal University

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals work engagement and depression chain-mediate the link between job demands and burnout in seafarers, highlighting pathways for maritime mental health interventions.

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Investigate the chain mediating roles of work engagement and depression in the relationship between job demands and burnout among Chinese seafarers.
Surveyed N=1,084 Chinese seafarers between July 2025 and August 2025.
Administered the Job Demands subscale of the Job Content Questionnaire, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Depression subscale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, and Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey.
Evaluated relationships using Harman's single-factor test, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and chain mediation modeling.
Job demands significantly and negatively predicted burnout scores among participating seafarers.
Work engagement and depression independently mediated the association between job demands and occupational burnout.
Work engagement and depression sequentially exerted a significant chain mediating effect between job demands and burnout.

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Wu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8179dcf2fb91fc834ad3a0 https://doi.org/10.5603/imh.109030

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals work engagement and depression chain-mediate the link between job demands and burnout in seafarers, highlighting pathways for maritime mental health interventions.

Job demands and burnout among Chinese seafarers — the chain mediating effects of work engagement and depression

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