The Role of Mental Health in The Workplace in Improving Employee Performance

The impact of social support, work-life balance, and work stress on employees' mental health and productivity at work wasinvestigated in this study. By referencing earlier empirical investigations, this research uses a structural equation modeling approachto analyze the interactions between variables. By gathering information from 200 respondents who work in permanent private officesin Pekanbaru City, this study examines construct validity and reliability and tests the suggested theories. The findings indicate thatsocial support, work-life balance, and workplace stress all impact workers' mental health. Consequently, higher employeeperformance was linked to more excellent mental health. The mediating variable of mental health successfully demonstrated theassociation between these characteristics and performance. To enhance employee mental health and performance, work-life balance,strong social support, and holistic stress management are crucial. Adopting stress management initiatives, developing social supportnetworks inside the workplace, and work-life balance-promoting regulations were among the suggested measures to support mentalhealth and peak performance.