Behind the Mask: The Buffering Role of Self-efficacy on COVID-related Trauma-related and Stressor-related Symptoms Among Mental Health Workers
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged everyone's adaptive resources. However, a limited number of studies have examined its effects on mental health workers, a population at increased risk for vicarious traumatization. METHODS: A mediation model was tested using longitudinal self-report data (N=1597). The association among occupation, severity of trauma-related and stressor-related (TSR) symptoms during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and self-efficacy was explored. RESULTS: Mental health workers reported greater self-efficacy than other survey participants (health care workers, general population) (unstandardized β=1.53, P
Fields of Study & Subjects
COVID-19 and Mental Health
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Psychiatric Practice
- Publisher
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 79–85
- Publication date
- 1 March 2026
- Language
- EN