Journal of Educational, Health and Community Psychology
VOL 15 NO 1 MARCH 2026

The The Role of Supportive Leadership and eHealth Literacy in Fostering Employee Well-being in SMEs

Purwaningrum, Evi Kurniasari (Unknown)
Sulistyani, Nuraida Wahyu (Unknown)
Suraya, Intan (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Mar 2026

Abstract

Employee well-being underpins performance, safety, and productivity, yet workplace mental health is often undervalued and stigmatized in Indonesian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This study tested an integrated model in which supportive leadership relates to employee well-being directly and indirectly via employees’ engagement in mental health, with eHealth literacy examined as a boundary condition. Survey data were collected from 278 SME employees (purposive sampling) and analyzed using structural equation modeling. Engagement in mental health (β = 0.536, p < .001) and supportive leadership (β = 0.289, p < .001) were positively associated with employee well-being (R² = 0.485). eHealth literacy strengthened the supportive leadership–engagement link (β = 0.150, p < .001), but did not moderate the engagement–well-being association (β = 0.063, p = .152). Findings suggest that leadership support and affective–motivational engagement are central levers for workforce well-being in SMEs, while digital health competence enhances employees’ responsiveness to supportive leaders.  

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Psychology

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Subject

Education Public Health

Description

Journal of Educational, Health, and Community Psychology (JEHCP) published an article, and empirical study that have originality, novelty and fill the gap of knowledge, that focused on educational psychology, health psychology and community psychology. JEHCP is an open access peer reviewed, ...