The Role of Mental Health Education and Self-Efficacy in Shaping Career Growth and Development in Chongqing’s Private Sector

Abstract

The current study was conducted in Chongqing, China, to examine the role of Mental Health Education (MHE) on Career Growth and Development (CGD), focusing on the mediating function of three dimensions of self-efficacy that are, Emotion Regulation Self-Efficacy (ERSE), Social Self-Efficacy (SSE) and General Self-Efficacy (GSE).  Data was obtained from 400 employees from private enterprises across five districts using validated scales. Data was analysed through descriptive statistics and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to measure the direct and indirect effects of the predicting variables. The results established that MHE positively enhances all the three dimensions of self-efficacy, which significantly contributed to CGD. The results highlighted that among all the three dimensions Emotion Regulation Self-Efficacy (ERSE) is the strongest mediator in influencing career growth and development (β = 0.45). The results portrayed the important role of emotional resilience in career development. In addition, the model summary explained 61% of the variance in CGD suggesting strong predictive power. The results concluded that importance of MHE and employee self-efficacy in producing dynamic work environments and its significant contribution to career growth and development