Figure 1
The mediation model. a = direct effect of social support on emotional exhaustion; b1 = direct effect of emotional exhaustion on anxiety symptoms; b2 = direct effect of emotional exhaustion on depression; c′1 = direct effect of social support on anxiety when accounting for emotional exhaustion; c′2 = direct effect of social support on depression direct effect of social support on depression symptoms when accounting for emotional exhaustion. Age, gender, education, years of SRTP, and marital status were controlled in the mediation analysis for dependent variables; *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001.