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The Relationship Between Negative Emotions and Psychotic-like Experiences in Social Workers: Exploring Mechanisms and Mindfulness as a Protective Factor

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  • Airu Chen

  • RuiZhong Zhu

  • Tan Fuqiang

  • Yaozu Shen

  • July 3, 2026

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    The study investigates the relationship between negative emotions and psychotic-like experiences in social workers using a moderated serial mediation model.

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    Data were collected from 580 social workers in China, employing established measurement instruments and advanced statistical techniques.

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    Negative emotions are directly correlated with psychotic-like experiences and indirectly linked through cognitive exhaustion and rumination.

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    Ego depletion and interpersonal loneliness mediate the relationship between negative emotions and psychotic-like experiences.

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    Mindfulness significantly weakens the associations of ego depletion, loneliness, and negative emotions with psychotic-like experiences.

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Negative affect and psychotic-like experiences in social workers: mechanisms and the buffering role of mindfulness

  • by Airu Chen, RuiZhong Zhu, Tan Fuqiang, Yaozu Shen

  • July 3, 2026

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