The study of mental health status among staff

Mental health is an important matter in human life and very effective in personal and social life. The aim of this research is studying the effective factors on mental health such as depression, job stress, type of personality physical activity in employees working environment. Methods: The research is descriptive-cross sectional study and the sample includes 749 individuals of official staffs selected via two-step cluster sampling. The samples were selected, conditioned to at least 1 year medical health history and lack of any apparent physical or mental health. The following questionnaires were used for evaluation: General Health Questionnaire (GHQ), Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Physical Activity Questionnaire (AFPAQ), Beck Depression Questionnaire, Framingham Personality Questionnaire and Demographic information scale. Descriptive statistical methods and inferential ones, also SPSS was used for data analysis. Results: Results show that there is negative meaningful relation between job stress and mental health. Also there is a meaningful relation between mental health sub-scales with job stress .There is a meaningful statistical correlation between mental health and sub-scales job stress. Results show that there is a meaningful relation between physical activity while working and Physical activity while relaxation and tiredness with mental health. Based on the results, depression has a positive meaningful relation with each of the mental health sub-scales. Also, mental health had a positive and meaningful with depression, Personality Type had a meaningful statistical and indirect correlative relation with mental health. Also correlation of Personality Type and each of mental health sub-scales; somatic symptoms, anxiety/ insomnia, Social dysfunction and depression was Conclusion: Results show the importance of staff mental health in job environment in order to improve organizations efficiency. Psychological evaluation while hiring staff and during cooperation protects individuals and organizations from wasting resources.