Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	121129
DOI	10.5498/wjp.121129
Country	China

Category	Psychiatry
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Depression and anxiety in Chinese expatriate employees in Misan oilfield in Iraq: A structural equation modeling approach
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Hong-Ye Liu, Jing Du, Xing-Hua Xie, Chun-E Zhang, Yi Fu, Mei-Hui Li, Shun Han and Qing-Wei Li
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Shanghai Key Support Discipline 2023ZDFC0502 Psychosomatic Medicine Project of Key Developing Disciplines of Shanghai Municipal Health Commission 2019ZB0202 Three-Year Initiative Plan for Strengthening Public Health System Construction in Shanghai GWV-10.2-XD29
Corresponding Author	Qing-Wei Li, Chief Physician, MD, Department of Psychiatry, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 600 South Wanping Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200030, China. lianocd@tongji.edu.cn
Key Words	Oil employees; Depression; Anxiety; Iraqi social environment stress; Occupational stress; Job burnout; Structural equation modeling
Core Tip	This study reveals a high prevalence of depression and anxiety symptoms in Chinese expatriate oil industry workers in Iraq. Such symptoms are associated with modifiable factors including smoking, drinking alcohol, shift work and excessive overtime work. Importantly, structural equation model analysis revealed that local social environment and occupational stress in Iraq can affect mental health directly or indirectly, mainly through the mediating effect of job burnout. The above findings suggest that interventions targeting job burnout may help alleviate the adverse psychological impacts of harsh working environments on this population.
Citation	Liu HY, Du J, Xie XH, Zhang CE, Fu Y, Li MH, Han S, Li QW. Depression and anxiety in Chinese expatriate employees in Misan oilfield in Iraq: A structural equation modeling approach. World J Psychiatry 2026; In press DOI: https://doi.org/10.5498/wjp.121129
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Received	2026-04-22 10:11
Peer-Review Started	2026-04-22 10:11
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-05-08 09:23
Return for Revision	2026-05-08 09:23
Revised	2026-05-20 03:08
Publication Fee Transferred	2026-05-25 09:33
Second Decision by Editor	2026-06-22 02:38
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-06-22 06:27
Articles in Press	2026-06-22 06:27
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