An experimental study on psychosocial Interventions for Chinese bank employees during the COVID-19: a cognitive-behavioral therapy based on Confucian cultivation ethics

The sudden change in the economic situation due to COVID-19 has altered the working conditions of bank employees in China and affected their psychological well-being. At this stage, there needs to be localized psychological intervention methods for this population. Confucianism has the most extended and profound influence on Chinese people, so we designed this intervention method based on Confucian culture to compensate for the above shortcomings. The four cooperating banks were randomly divided into an intervention group and a control group, with the intervention group receiving a 10-week intervention activity and the control group having no intervention. The PSQI, SAS, and CPSS scales were administered to the participants during the baseline (T1), postintervention (T2), and 8-week follow-up (T3) of the program, and the data were analysed to obtain the effect of the intervention. The intervention model designed in this study had a good effect. Specifically, the intervention group showed insignificant improvement in anxiety and sleep quality and significant improvement in stress from T1 to T2. However, all three improvements were significant in the T2 to T3 stage. Furthermore, the control group improved insignificantly in all stages. The culturally appropriate treatment model is a novel intervention for treating the psychological problems of bank employees in China. It is worth promoting and giving to the Chinese population with similar symptoms.