The association between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages: a chain mediating effect of coping style and psychological stress
Abstract Background Fatigue seriously reduces the sensory sensitivity and operational efficiency ofmariners, which is a major safety threat to ship navigation. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between resilience and fatigue and to explore the chain-mediated role of coping style and p...
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| description | Abstract Background Fatigue seriously reduces the sensory sensitivity and operational efficiency ofmariners, which is a major safety threat to ship navigation. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between resilience and fatigue and to explore the chain-mediated role of coping style and psychological stress among mariners during ocean voyages. Methods Using Connor-Davidson resilience scale, simplified coping style questionnaire, psychological stress self-evaluation test and multidimensional fatigue inventory, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 510 mariners from a Shandong fleet who finished a 32-day ocean voyage on September 12, 2023. SPSS 26.0 was employed to perform correlation analysis, while Amos 21.0 was applied to establish structural equation model and demonstrate the mediator effects. Results Daily working hours, negative coping style and psychological stress were positively correlated with fatigue, while resilience was negatively related to fatigue (all P < 0.01). The structural equation indicated that the 4 paths of “resilience → fatigue”, “resilience → psychological stress → fatigue”, “resilience → positive coping → psychological stress → fatigue” and “resilience → negative coping → psychological stress → fatigue” occupied 68.72%, 11.45%, 9.99% and 9.84% of the total effect, respectively (all P < 0.05), suggesting the validity of hypothesis. Conclusion Resilience exerts significant direct and indirect effects on fatigue of mariners during ocean voyages. In addition, coping style and psychological stress partially and serially mediate the relation between resilience and fatigue. The results have significant implications for the intervention and prevention of fatigue, providing additional evidence for the relationship between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ff03977ae2ed4316bd04a936374f898d2025-02-09T12:58:03ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582025-02-0125111110.1186/s12889-025-21481-5The association between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages: a chain mediating effect of coping style and psychological stressZhanying Sun0Nan Tang1Xueyang Gan2Jingru Chen3Qingqing Su4Jie Song5Yuan Gao6Graduate School of Chinese PLA Medical SchoolGraduate School of Chinese PLA Medical SchoolGraduate School of Chinese PLA Medical SchoolDepartment of Nursing, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General HospitalDepartment of Nursing, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General HospitalDepartment of Nursing, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General HospitalDepartment of Nursing, The First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General HospitalAbstract Background Fatigue seriously reduces the sensory sensitivity and operational efficiency ofmariners, which is a major safety threat to ship navigation. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between resilience and fatigue and to explore the chain-mediated role of coping style and psychological stress among mariners during ocean voyages. Methods Using Connor-Davidson resilience scale, simplified coping style questionnaire, psychological stress self-evaluation test and multidimensional fatigue inventory, a questionnaire survey was conducted on 510 mariners from a Shandong fleet who finished a 32-day ocean voyage on September 12, 2023. SPSS 26.0 was employed to perform correlation analysis, while Amos 21.0 was applied to establish structural equation model and demonstrate the mediator effects. Results Daily working hours, negative coping style and psychological stress were positively correlated with fatigue, while resilience was negatively related to fatigue (all P < 0.01). The structural equation indicated that the 4 paths of “resilience → fatigue”, “resilience → psychological stress → fatigue”, “resilience → positive coping → psychological stress → fatigue” and “resilience → negative coping → psychological stress → fatigue” occupied 68.72%, 11.45%, 9.99% and 9.84% of the total effect, respectively (all P < 0.05), suggesting the validity of hypothesis. Conclusion Resilience exerts significant direct and indirect effects on fatigue of mariners during ocean voyages. In addition, coping style and psychological stress partially and serially mediate the relation between resilience and fatigue. The results have significant implications for the intervention and prevention of fatigue, providing additional evidence for the relationship between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21481-5FatigueResilienceCoping stylePsychological stressMediator effectOcean voyage |
| spellingShingle | Zhanying Sun Nan Tang Xueyang Gan Jingru Chen Qingqing Su Jie Song Yuan Gao The association between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages: a chain mediating effect of coping style and psychological stress BMC Public Health Fatigue Resilience Coping style Psychological stress Mediator effect Ocean voyage |
| title | The association between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages: a chain mediating effect of coping style and psychological stress |
| title_full | The association between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages: a chain mediating effect of coping style and psychological stress |
| title_fullStr | The association between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages: a chain mediating effect of coping style and psychological stress |
| title_full_unstemmed | The association between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages: a chain mediating effect of coping style and psychological stress |
| title_short | The association between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages: a chain mediating effect of coping style and psychological stress |
| title_sort | association between resilience and fatigue among mariners during ocean voyages a chain mediating effect of coping style and psychological stress |
| topic | Fatigue Resilience Coping style Psychological stress Mediator effect Ocean voyage |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-21481-5 |
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