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This study aimed to examine the associations between psychological resilience, job satisfaction, and anxiety symptoms, and to explore whether job satisfaction statistically explains the association between psychological resilience and anxiety symptoms.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A multicenter cross-sectional survey was conducted among healthcare workers from 10 private hospitals in Lanzhou, China. Participants were recruited using a convenience sampling approach. Psychological resilience, job satisfaction, and anxiety symptoms were assessed using the Connor\u2013Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), a newly developed 13-item job satisfaction scale, and the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), respectively. Descriptive analyses, correlation analyses, multiple linear regression analyses, and mediation analyses using bootstrap methods were performed to examine the associations among study variables.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 1,263 healthcare workers were included in the analysis. Psychological resilience was positively associated with job satisfaction and negatively associated with anxiety symptom scores (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n &lt; 0.001). Job satisfaction was also negatively associated with anxiety symptom scores (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n &lt; 0.001). Mediation analysis indicated that job satisfaction partially accounted for the association between psychological resilience and anxiety symptoms. Specifically, the indirect association through job satisfaction accounted for part of the association between psychological resilience and anxiety symptom scores.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Psychological resilience and job satisfaction were significantly associated with anxiety symptoms among healthcare workers in private hospitals. These findings highlight the potential relevance of personal psychological resources and job-related experiences in understanding healthcare workers' psychological wellbeing. 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