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Prevalence of depressive symptoms and workplace-related factors among medical researchers: Baseline findings from the Beijing medical postgraduate researchers study

PREVALENCE OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND WORKPLACE CORRELATES AMONG MEDICAL RESEARCHERS: BASELINE FINDINGS FROM THE BEIJING MGR STUDY

Depressive symptoms are common among medical postgraduate researchers in Beijing and are associated with modifiable workplace factors such as loneliness, work–life conflict, unnecessary tasks, and abusive supervision.

The aim was to describe the prevalence of depressive symptoms among medical postgraduate researchers in China and to identify modifiable workplace demand and resource factors associated with depressive symptoms. The study analyzed baseline data collected in autumn 2025 from a prospective cohort covering 25 hospitals and 10 research institutes in Beijing (total N = 7,000). The primary outcome measure was depressive symptom severity assessed using the PHQ-8; multivariable linear regression adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics and false discovery rate (FDR) correction were applied. The 6,129 participants included in the analysis had a mean age of 25.63 years (SD 2.30); 63.57% were women, and 43.47% were currently medical residents or doctoral students. The proportion screening positive for depressive symptoms was 14.57% at a PHQ-8 cutoff score of 7 or above and 4.44% at a cutoff score of 10 or above. In the adjusted models, the strongest positive associations with depressive symptoms were observed for loneliness (β = 0.542), work–life conflict (β = 0.491), unnecessary tasks (β = 0.421), abusive supervision (β = 0.387), problematic smartphone use (β = 0.377), workplace incivility (β = 0.374), and a competitive climate (β = 0.310). The strongest negative associations were found for meaning of work and occupational commitment (β = -0.525), empowering leadership (β = -0.406), control over working hours (β = -0.376), opportunities for development (β = -0.376), role clarity (β = -0.346), family support (β = -0.313), social support from colleagues (β = -0.305), and supervisor support (β = -0.275). In conclusion, depressive symptoms are common in this cohort and are associated with workplace factors, most of which are modifiable at the organizational level. The team has collected 6-month and 1-year follow-up data and plans to develop evidence-based interventions at both the system and individual levels.

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