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

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.

Are Job-Hopping Civil Servants Breaking the Faith?

China＇s civil service, dubbed the ＂iron rice bowl,＂ is no longer viewed as a dream job by job hunters. During this year＇s recruitment season from February to mid-March, more than 10,000 civil servants switched to the private sector, a 34-percent increase over last year, according to a report on the flow of professionals between different sectors. The report by Zhaopin.com, a major employment website in China, says following the Spring Festival in February,

Struggling:Living Conditions of Ordinary Civil Servants of Tianjin Special Municipality during the Period of the Japanese Occupation

During the period of the Japanese occupation,ordinary civil servants were the main force keeping the puppet municipal government of Tianjin functioning.In the first years of the occupation,the puppet municipal government mainly hired former civil servants who had served under the Nanjing National Government.After the situation was stable,the puppet municipal government also recruited civil servants by civil service examinations.The ranks of civil servants and the rules and regulations they observed were basically the same as those of the former National Government.Most ordinary civil servants came from the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region,and were relatively young and well educated.They mainly relied on their salaries for their livelihood.For the first three years of the Japanese occupation they lived comfortably,because of their relatively high and stable incomes and the slow rate of inflation.After that,inflation soared,but their salaries did not increase correspondingly,therefore the living conditions of civil servants declined constantly.The Japanese puppet government exercised strict control over civil servants,physically and psychologically,and forced them to receive enslaving education.In short,they were in a distorted and struggling state both in their material life and their spiritual world.

Should Civil Servants Be Excluded From Public Hearings?

In order to prevent public hearings from becoming a farce,the city of Guangzhou,capital of south China’s Guangdong Province,enacted trial regulations to ensure more fairness and justice at public hearings,which are organized when local residents have major disagreements on important city issues.

Should Bad Civil Servants Be Chosen by Voting?

In order to promote good service from civil servants, Anqiu City in Shandong Province recently issued the Appraisal Methods for Best-and Worst-Performing Civil Servants. Based on the regulation, the city

Shoud Virtue Be a Standard for Recruiting Civil Servants?

The 2012 Nationwide Civil Servants’ Recruitment Exam will put more emphasis on evaluating the virtue of the examtakers, says the State Administration of Civil Service. For future

Is It Necessary for Civil Servants to Wear Uniforms During Office Hours?

It wasn’t too long ago that the vast majority of Chinese wore nondescript Mao-style coats and caps in muted grays and blues-bringing uniformity to a population where individual dress styles were frowned upon. Times and tastes have changed. Today

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Civil Service of Oyo State, South-Western Nigeria: An Epidemic with an Unmatched Response

Background: Worldwide, the burden of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors is rising with devastating impacts on the productive workforce. In developing nations, it has further led to an unstable population pyramid as a result of premature deaths of her workforce leading to the continued tapering of the pyramidal apex. Inspite of this, many studies were conducted among the general population neglecting the local government civil servants who are seen as policy implementers. Therefore, the study assessed the pattern of CV risk factors in South-western Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 260 local government workers selected by multistage sampling technique from July to September 2017. A pretested, interviewer-administered questionnaire was administered to obtain socio-demographic and behavioural information. Lipid analysis, anthropometric, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose measurements were done according to protocols. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 25;bivariate analysis was done using Chi-square. Level of significance was at 5%. Results: The mean age of respondents was 46.0 ± 6.7 years. The proportion of participants with good knowledge of risk factors was 57.7%. The proportion of respondent with hypertension, visceral obesity, general obesity, diabetes, smoking and physical inactivity was 40.4%, 35.0%, 52.2%, 38.2%, 5.8% and 75.8% respectively. The prevalence of elevated total cholesterol (↑TC), raised low-density lipoprotein (↑LDLc), low high-density lipoprotein (↓HDLc) and elevated triglycerides (↑TGs) was 55.4%, 85.0%, 70.4% and 3.1% respectively. There was a higher proportion of elevated total cholesterol (TC) and LDLc among female respondents (p = 0.002;p = 0.009). Senior cadre staff had a higher proportion of respondents with raised ↓HDLc and ↑TGs (p = 0.031;p = 0.036). Age was associated with hypertension and was highest among respondents in 45 - 54 years age category (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The prevalence of CV risk factors was higher compared with other studies in Nigeria and Africa. The findings illuminated a poor response to the rising burden of CV risk factors despite interventions put in place. This underscores the need for holistic preventive and control strategies with a view to reducing the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in Nigeria.