The role of feeling of security in the relationship between psychological capital, socialcapital and social health in Shiraz government employees

Introduction: according to the global mental health movement,security provides a coherent conceptual framework and an ethicalbasis for the development of the mental health system. therefore,mediating the role of the sense of security in the relationship ofpsychological capital and social capital with social health wasinvestigated among government employees in shiraz.materials and methods: in this descriptive-correlational (structuralequation) model, 705 government employees (255 females and 450males) in shiraz were selected as the sample group. data werecollected by psychological capital, standard social capital, securityfeeling, and social health questionnaires. the analysis of data wasperformed with the aid of pearson’s correlation coefficient andstructural equation modeling using the spss 20 and lisrel 8.80software.results: the results showed no statistically significant differencebetween the gender, age, and workplace of the study subjects (p >0.05). also, the performance indices were in good condition atremsa = 0.01, gfi = 0.96, cfi = 0.91, rfi = 0.90, and nfi = 0.91.standard coefficients of the direct and indirect effects ofpsychological and social capital on social health were significantbased on the feeling of security (p < 0.05 for both).conclusion: our findings revealed that health reflects social factorsand a sense of security, and the improvement of social health isdependent on providing and strengthening a sense of security.