Objective To test the moderating effect of implicit health belief on the relationship between stress and men-tal health,and to explore health education intervention points for negative impact of stress on mental health.Methods Conven-ient sampling method was used to select young employees from enterprises,and implicit health belief scale,stress scale,depression scale,and heart rate scale were used for investigation.The data were analyzed by using Pearson correlation and Hayes Process modeling methods.Results The score of stress scale in young employees in enterprise was(13.38±6.89)points,the score of depression scale was(13.82±4.98)points,the score of Flourishing Index was(83.70±23.80)points,and the score of implicit health belief was(25.08±4.70)points.The results of Pearson correlation analysis showed that stress was positively correlated with depression(r=0.647)and negatively correlated with the Flourishing Index(r=-0.641,P<0.05).The implicit health belief were negatively correlated with stress(r=-0.330)and depression(r=—0.350),and positively correlated with the Flourishing Index(r=0.376,P<0.05).The path analysis results showed that the interaction term between implicit health belief and stress significantly positively predicted the Flourishing Index(95%CI:0.016-0.112),and implicit health belief had significant moderating effect on the relationship between stress and the Flourishing Index.The interaction term between implicit health belief and stress significantly positively predicted de-pression(95%CI:-0.028--0.008),and implicit health belief had significant moderating effect on the relationship between stress and depression(P<0.05).Conclusion Stress has negative impact on mental health,and implicit health belief play moderating role in the relationship between stress and mental health.Therefore,health education should strength-en the malleable and controllable aspects of health,and alleviate the negative impact of stress on individual mental health in the future.
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