Abstract
Introduction: The effectiveness of the municipality and its employees, as the key entity in the urban management framework, significantly influences the quality of life and citizen engagement; consequantly, this study aimed to explore the mediating effect of job boredom on the relationship between perceived organizational support and the psychological well-being of municipal employees. Materials and Methods: The approach of descriptive research involved correlational modeling using structural equations. The statistical population comprised all 500 employees of Tehran Municipality in 2022, according to Karjesi and Morgan’s table, 220 individuals (92 women and 128 men) were chosen using convenience sampling. The instruments utilized in the research included job boredom scale (Rijsiger et al., 2012), perceived organizational support (Eisenberg et al., 1986) and psychological well-being (Reif, 1989). Data analysis utilized the Pearson correlation method, structural modeling and partial least squares algorithm (Smart PLS3) along with the software SPSS16. Results: The results indicated that the overall research model aligned well with the experimental data. The findings showed that job boredom and perceived organizational support can directly predict psychological well-being (p<0.001). Additionally,, the indirect influence of perceived organizational support through job boredom on psychological well-being was significant (p<0.001). Conclusion: The research findings indicate that job boredom and perceived organizational support are crutial factors in predicting psychological well-being, and counseling and psychotherapy centers should focus more on these variables whenassessing the psychological well-being of employees.
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