1998 Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 63-79
The purpose of this study is to develop an instrument on the mental-health climate in the corporation. Based on this instrument, this study also explores the determining factors and the effects of mental-health climate in the corporation. An anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted on sample of 595 full-time male and female workers in the Nagoya area.
The results of the factor analysis produced three orthogonal factors: evaluation of the mental-health climate, concern about mental-health problem, understanding of mental-health. The multiple regression analysis revealed that evaluation of the mentalhealth climate in the corporation was determined by the personnel management practices involving mentalhealth well being of employees. On the other hand, the mentalhealth climate was found affecting job satisfaction as well as distress. Moreover, concern about mentalhealth problem and understanding of mental-health were positively affecting risk taking behavior which represents creative problem solving activities in the organization.
