Indian Institute of Management Indore, Faculty Office J-223, Indore, India.
BMC Public Health. 2024 Jul 14;24(1):1874. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19422-9.
Workplace mental health challenges have emerged as a significant concern post-pandemic. Despite this, the pervasive stigma surrounding mental illness leads to the concealment of symptoms and reluctance to seek professional help among employees. This study aims to explore the perception of different stakeholders towards the 'Detection and disclosure' of workplace mental health challenges in the Indian context. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with human resource professionals, counselors, and employees who had previously experienced mental health challenge(s). Thematic analysis was done to identify recurring themes and sub-themes. Three critical pathways were identified: minimizing the inhibitory factors, including lack of awareness, denial, low self-efficacy, stigma, and underestimating organizational capability; maximizing the encouraging factors, including psychological safety, perceived social support, and communicating success stories; and implementing supportive organizational practices, including generating awareness and literacy, build the organizational capability, strengthen the role of managers, leadership advocacy, policies, and processes. By fostering a culture of support and prioritizing employee well-being, organizations in India can create healthier and more resilient work environments, benefiting both individuals and the larger society.
工作场所心理健康挑战已成为后疫情时代的一个重大关注点。尽管如此，围绕精神疾病的普遍污名将导致员工隐瞒症状和不愿寻求专业帮助。本研究旨在探讨不同利益相关者对印度工作场所心理健康挑战的“发现和披露”的看法。与人力资源专业人员、顾问和曾经历过心理健康挑战的员工进行了 15 次半结构化访谈。采用主题分析来确定反复出现的主题和子主题。确定了三条关键途径：尽量减少抑制因素，包括缺乏意识、否认、低自我效能、污名和低估组织能力；最大限度地利用鼓励因素，包括心理安全、感知到的社会支持和交流成功故事；并实施支持性组织实践，包括提高意识和知识水平、建立组织能力、加强管理者的角色、领导力倡导、政策和流程。通过培养支持文化和优先考虑员工福祉，印度的组织可以创造更健康、更有弹性的工作环境，使个人和整个社会受益。
