Organizational Climate as a Key to Positive Mental Health and Academic Engagement in University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
This study aimed to examine the relationships between mental health, organizational climate, and engagement through a structural equation model, for which a quantitative methodology was developed. A total of 1971 students from a public university in Lima (between 16 and 56 years of age, with a mean...
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| author | Roger Pedro Norabuena-Figueroa Hugo Marino Rodríguez-Orellana Emerson Damián Norabuena-Figueroa Angel Deroncele-Acosta |
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| description | This study aimed to examine the relationships between mental health, organizational climate, and engagement through a structural equation model, for which a quantitative methodology was developed. A total of 1971 students from a public university in Lima (between 16 and 56 years of age, with a mean age of 21.09 years and standard deviation of 3.2) participated in the study. Three instruments with high internal consistency were used: the Positive Mental Health Scale, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, and the FOCUS Organizational Climate Questionnaire. The results show that organizational climate is positively related to mental health and engagement, with life satisfaction being the most significant dimension in mental health (0.768), the vigor the strongest in engagement (0.814), and the innovation climate stood out in organizational climate (0.819). At the same time, mental health directly impacts engagement. The structural model revealed that organizational climate directly influences mental health (0.64) and engagement (0.49), while mental health has a direct impact on engagement (0.43). In addition, this structural model presents an adequate fit. The findings highlight the need to design interventions prioritizing students’ psychosocial well-being and managing a positive organizational climate as a premise. Implications of the study are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a767233fbece4d20bd93be9570d3f3312025-08-20T03:12:00ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252025-02-011521710.3390/ejihpe15020017Organizational Climate as a Key to Positive Mental Health and Academic Engagement in University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling ApproachRoger Pedro Norabuena-Figueroa0Hugo Marino Rodríguez-Orellana1Emerson Damián Norabuena-Figueroa2Angel Deroncele-Acosta3Departamento Académico de Estadística, Facultad de Ciencias Matemáticas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 150101, PeruDepartamento Académico de Estadística, Facultad de Ciencias Matemáticas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 150101, PeruDepartamento Académico de Estadística, Facultad de Ciencias Matemáticas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 150101, PeruDoctorado en Educación, Escuela de Postgrado, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima 15024, PeruThis study aimed to examine the relationships between mental health, organizational climate, and engagement through a structural equation model, for which a quantitative methodology was developed. A total of 1971 students from a public university in Lima (between 16 and 56 years of age, with a mean age of 21.09 years and standard deviation of 3.2) participated in the study. Three instruments with high internal consistency were used: the Positive Mental Health Scale, the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, and the FOCUS Organizational Climate Questionnaire. The results show that organizational climate is positively related to mental health and engagement, with life satisfaction being the most significant dimension in mental health (0.768), the vigor the strongest in engagement (0.814), and the innovation climate stood out in organizational climate (0.819). At the same time, mental health directly impacts engagement. The structural model revealed that organizational climate directly influences mental health (0.64) and engagement (0.49), while mental health has a direct impact on engagement (0.43). In addition, this structural model presents an adequate fit. The findings highlight the need to design interventions prioritizing students’ psychosocial well-being and managing a positive organizational climate as a premise. Implications of the study are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/2/17educationhealthpsychologystudentsuniversity |
| spellingShingle | Roger Pedro Norabuena-Figueroa Hugo Marino Rodríguez-Orellana Emerson Damián Norabuena-Figueroa Angel Deroncele-Acosta Organizational Climate as a Key to Positive Mental Health and Academic Engagement in University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education education health psychology students university |
| title | Organizational Climate as a Key to Positive Mental Health and Academic Engagement in University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach |
| title_full | Organizational Climate as a Key to Positive Mental Health and Academic Engagement in University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach |
| title_fullStr | Organizational Climate as a Key to Positive Mental Health and Academic Engagement in University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Organizational Climate as a Key to Positive Mental Health and Academic Engagement in University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach |
| title_short | Organizational Climate as a Key to Positive Mental Health and Academic Engagement in University Students: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach |
| title_sort | organizational climate as a key to positive mental health and academic engagement in university students a structural equation modeling approach |
| topic | education health psychology students university |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/15/2/17 |
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