The Effect of Sarableh Hospital Employees’ Mental Health on Responsibility with the Mediating Role of Service Morale

This study aimed at evaluating the effect of employees’ mental health on responsibility who work in Sarableh Hospital, with the mediating role of service morale. This research was applied in terms of its purpose and nature, descriptive-correlational in terms of method, and field (survey) in data collection. The statistical population in this study includes all staff of the Sarableh Hospital in autumn ۲۰۱۸, and ۱۷۰ people were selected according to the statistics of the University of Medical Sciences. The required sample size was estimated through the Morgan table as ۱۱۵ ones who were selected by simple random sampling from the statistical population. For data collection, three mental health questionnaires with a reliability coefficient of ۰.۴۴۸, responsibility with a coefficient of ۰.۵۴۸, and service morale with a coefficient of ۰.۴۸۱ were also used. The structural equation modeling using PLS and SPSS software was utilized to test the hypotheses. The results revealed that mental health positively affects responsibility and accounts for ۳۱% of changes in responsibility variability. It has an indirect effect on responsibility through the mediating variable of service morale, and ۳۶% of the total effect of mental health on responsibility is demonstrated through the mediating variable of service morale.

Keywords:

mental health , service morale , Responsibility , Sarableh City