Employee's Mental Wellbeing and Performance of County Government of Trans Nzoia, Kenya

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to examine the effect of employee’s mental wellbeing on performance of county government of Trans Nzoia Kenya. The study was guided by the following theories as Ed Diener's Three Dimensions Model, Carol Diane Ryff's Six Factor Model, Corey Keyes' Growth/Shine Approach, Martin Seligman's Positive Psychology Approach and PERMA Theory. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population of the County Government of Trans Nzoia in Kenya employs approximately 3,666 individuals. This figure encompasses personnel across various departments and sectors within the county administration within county government of TransNzoia. Through Yamane formula, the study sample size was 365. Data collection instrument was structured questionnaire. Both primary and secondary data was collected. The researcher self-dropped and pick the duly filled questionnaires. Piloting was done to test the validity and reliability of data collection instrument. Data was organised, coded, edited to bring a meaning. Both descriptive and inferential statistics was done. Multiple regression was done to test the significant levels of one variable over the other. Analysis of variance was also done. The study concluded that employee mental wellbeing employee has significant effect on performance of County government of TransNzoia in Kenya. The study came up with the following recommendations; the organisation should focus on employee’s mental well-being since it encompassing emotional resilience, stress management, and positive relationships, is vital and crucial for overall health and workplace productivity. The organisations should practice professionalism in their dealings to enable employees feel valued and supported for high productivity. Employees should develop attitudes towards our work in the light of their good state of mind, principles and manners since happy workers are productive as the organizations need to know how to ensure a happy and a productive workers. The study will be significant to the stakeholders. Keywords: Employees mental wellbeing, organisational performance. Title: Employee’s Mental Wellbeing and Performance of County Government of Trans Nzoia, Kenya Author: Shikuku Joseph, Dr. Elizabeth Nambuswa Makokha International Journal of Recent Research in Commerce Economics and Management (IJRRCEM) ISSN 2349-7807 Vol. 12, Issue 2, April 2025 - June 2025 Page No: 45-55 Paper Publications Website: www.paperpublications.org Published Date: 27-April-2025 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15291548 Paper Download Link (Source) https://www.paperpublications.org/upload/book/Employee’s%20Mental%20Wellbeing-27042025-4.pdf