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

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 fi cacy (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 fi cantly correlated with WWB (r = 0.73, p < 0.01). RESE partially mediated the relationship between MHL and WWB (/3 /3 = 0.25, 95% CI [0.22, 0.28]). Resilience partially mediated the relationship between MHL and WWB (/3 /3 = 0.22, 95% CI [0.19, 0.26]). MHL had a positive effect on WWB through the chain mediating effect of RESE and resilience (/3 /3 = 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.