openalexFrontiers in Psychology2026-07-23
Trauma blocking or resource buffering? Occupational stress, burnout, and existential anxiety in teachers bereaved during the COVID-19 pandemic: the domain-specific effect of work–family boundary flexibility
Xiang Ji, Yu Zuo, Yiya Xu, Peilai Jin, Cheng Lyu, Xiaodong Liu, et al.
Background The COVID-19 pandemic left deep psychological scars on teachers who lost loved ones. This population bore a dual burden—profound grief while fulfilling professional duties—yet their psychological processes remain understudied. Integrating conservation of resources theo…