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The influence of meaningful work on the mental health of SME employees in the COVID-19 era: can coping strategies mediate the relationship?

Background Stress, depression, and anxiety are prevalent issues among SME employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even while having meaningful work that expressively contributes to individual growth has been related to improving mental health, employees’ work may also need to adopt coping strategie...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Farhan, Jalil, Azlan, Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2023
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H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44335/1/BMC%20Public%20Health.pdf
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44335/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-023-17347-3
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17347-3
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spelling my.unimas.ir.443352024-02-06T07:50:05Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44335/ The influence of meaningful work on the mental health of SME employees in the COVID-19 era: can coping strategies mediate the relationship? Muhammad Farhan, Jalil Azlan, Ali H Social Sciences (General) Background Stress, depression, and anxiety are prevalent issues among SME employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even while having meaningful work that expressively contributes to individual growth has been related to improving mental health, employees’ work may also need to adopt coping strategies to increase outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between meaningful work (positive meaning, meaning-making, and greater good motivations) and mental health, as well as coping strategies (problem-focused and emotion-focused) as a mediator of this relationship. Methods Meaningful work, coping strategies, and mental health were evaluated in empirical research based on a sample of 462 SME employees working in Malaysia. Structured questionnaires were used to collect the data and analyze it through Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using AMOS 21.0. Results The findings of the study show the importance of meaningful work in influencing the mental health of SME employees, particularly during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. This suggests that the more they value and see their work as meaningful, the more capable they are of dealing with limitations and mental health problems associated with crises. The study also discovered a partial mediating role for coping strategies between employees’ mental health and meaningful work. Conclusion This study encourages employees to constantly feel connected and discover continued possibilities to work and learn even during crisis situations. In order to improve human resource efficiency in emerging markets, managers and owners of SMEs must implement the model developed by the researchers. BioMed Central 2023-12-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44335/1/BMC%20Public%20Health.pdf Muhammad Farhan, Jalil and Azlan, Ali (2023) The influence of meaningful work on the mental health of SME employees in the COVID-19 era: can coping strategies mediate the relationship? BMC Public Health, 23 (2435). pp. 1-20. ISSN 1471-2458 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-023-17347-3 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17347-3
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Muhammad Farhan, Jalil
Azlan, Ali
The influence of meaningful work on the mental health of SME employees in the COVID-19 era: can coping strategies mediate the relationship?
description Background Stress, depression, and anxiety are prevalent issues among SME employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Even while having meaningful work that expressively contributes to individual growth has been related to improving mental health, employees’ work may also need to adopt coping strategies to increase outcomes. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between meaningful work (positive meaning, meaning-making, and greater good motivations) and mental health, as well as coping strategies (problem-focused and emotion-focused) as a mediator of this relationship. Methods Meaningful work, coping strategies, and mental health were evaluated in empirical research based on a sample of 462 SME employees working in Malaysia. Structured questionnaires were used to collect the data and analyze it through Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using AMOS 21.0. Results The findings of the study show the importance of meaningful work in influencing the mental health of SME employees, particularly during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. This suggests that the more they value and see their work as meaningful, the more capable they are of dealing with limitations and mental health problems associated with crises. The study also discovered a partial mediating role for coping strategies between employees’ mental health and meaningful work. Conclusion This study encourages employees to constantly feel connected and discover continued possibilities to work and learn even during crisis situations. In order to improve human resource efficiency in emerging markets, managers and owners of SMEs must implement the model developed by the researchers.
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title The influence of meaningful work on the mental health of SME employees in the COVID-19 era: can coping strategies mediate the relationship?
title_short The influence of meaningful work on the mental health of SME employees in the COVID-19 era: can coping strategies mediate the relationship?
title_full The influence of meaningful work on the mental health of SME employees in the COVID-19 era: can coping strategies mediate the relationship?
title_fullStr The influence of meaningful work on the mental health of SME employees in the COVID-19 era: can coping strategies mediate the relationship?
title_full_unstemmed The influence of meaningful work on the mental health of SME employees in the COVID-19 era: can coping strategies mediate the relationship?
title_sort influence of meaningful work on the mental health of sme employees in the covid-19 era: can coping strategies mediate the relationship?
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