Mental Health

Interpersonal trust as a mediation of the influence of workplace spirituality and organizational justice on mental health.

TL;DR

Workplace spirituality and organizational justice had significant positive effects on teachers' interpersonal trust and mental health, with interpersonal trust mediating these relationships, explaining 56.8% of variance in interpersonal trust and 67.1% of variance in mental health.

Key Findings

Workplace spirituality had a significant positive effect on interpersonal trust among teachers.

  • The relationship was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).
  • The model explained 56.8% of the variance in interpersonal trust.
  • Data were collected from teachers in an educational setting.

Workplace spirituality had a significant positive effect on mental health among teachers.

  • The relationship was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).
  • The model explained 67.1% of the variance in mental health.
  • Both direct and indirect effects of workplace spirituality on mental health were examined.

Organizational justice had a significant positive effect on interpersonal trust among teachers.

  • Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the relationship.
  • The model accounted for 56.8% of the variance in interpersonal trust.
  • Both direct and indirect effects of organizational justice were assessed.

Organizational justice had a significant positive effect on mental health among teachers.

  • The relationship was examined using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).
  • The model explained 67.1% of the variance in mental health.
  • Both direct and indirect pathways from organizational justice to mental health were analyzed.

Interpersonal trust mediated the relationship between workplace spirituality, organizational justice, and mental health.

  • Mediation analysis was conducted within the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) framework.
  • Interpersonal trust served as a mediator for both workplace spirituality and organizational justice in their effects on mental health.
  • The model explained 56.8% of the variance in interpersonal trust and 67.1% of the variance in mental health.
  • Both direct and indirect effects were assessed to establish mediation.

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Citation

Al Iman B, Kurnianto Tjahjono H, Nurul Qamari I. (2026). Interpersonal trust as a mediation of the influence of workplace spirituality and organizational justice on mental health.. Work (Reading, Mass.). https://doi.org/10.1177/10519815251351616