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Association between Mental Health Literacy and Workplace Well-Being of Chinese Grassroots Civil Servants: The Chain Mediating Effects of Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy and Resilience

Yi Tang¹, Yajun Zhao², Zihan Jin³, Shengnan Wu^1,*, Zhijun Zhang⁴, Ju Zhou¹, Ling Zhou⁵
1 Chongqing Academy of Governance, Chongqing, 400041, China
2 School of Education and Psychology, Southwest Minzu University, Chengdu, 610041, China
3 School of Educational Sciences, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, 401331, China
4 Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, China
5 Nanping Experimental Primary School, Chongqing, 400060, China
* Corresponding Author: Shengnan Wu. Email:

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion https://doi.org/10.32604/ijmhp.2024.050822

Received 19 February 2024; Accepted 21 May 2024; Published online 21 June 2024

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between mental health literacy (MHL) and workplace well-being (WWB) of Chinese grassroots civil servants, with regulatory emotional self-efficacy (RESE) and resilience as mediating variables. A questionnaire survey was conducted among Chinese grassroots civil servants, with a valid sample size of 2673 after excluding missing values and conducting relevant data processing. The PROCESS was used to examine the relationship between MHL, RESE, resilience, and WWB. The study found that MHL among grassroots civil servants was positively and significantly correlated with WWB (r = 0.73, p < 0.01). RESE partially mediated the relationship between MHL and WWB (β = 0.25, 95% CI [0.22, 0.28]). Resilience partially mediated the relationship between MHL and WWB (β = 0.22, 95% CI [0.19, 0.26]). MHL had a positive effect on WWB through the chain mediating effect of RESE and resilience (β = 0.05, 95% CI [0.03, 0.07]). There is a close relationship between MHL and WWB, where Chinese grassroots civil servants with higher levels of MHL can develop stronger RESE and resilience, leading to higher WWB. The results of this study remind organizational institutions of Chinese grassroots civil servants that enhancing MHL, RESE, and resilience is an important pathway to promoting their WWB.

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Keywords

Mental health literacy; workplace well-being; regulatory emotional self-efficacy; resilience; Chinese grassroots civil servants

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