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There are various psychological factors which may increase risks to mental health. The present study investigates how specific psychological factors, namely irrational beliefs, challenge and threat evaluations and self-control, may interact to influence employee mental health indicated by symptoms of anxiety, depression, and anger.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Three hundred and fifty-one adults (\n                      <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\n                      age\u202f=\u202f39.25\u202fyears,\n                      <jats:italic>SD<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f11.85) from a wide range of occupations completed a questionnaire pack.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data were modelled using path analysis, indicating that irrational beliefs may undermine employee mental health through threat evaluations and self-control, such that stronger irrational beliefs, higher threat, and poorer self-control were associated with poorer mental health markers. In addition, irrational beliefs were not directly related to self-control, only indirectly through challenge and threat.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>It would appear that, in support of previous research, challenge and threat evaluations are a risk factor for poor mental health. Accordingly, reducing threat evaluations and developing challenge evaluations may be important in enhancing employee mental health.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2026.1633485","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,31]],"date-time":"2026-07-31T04:24:56Z","timestamp":1785471896000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["\u201cI must be in control!\u201d: the role of irrational beliefs, challenge and threat, and self-control, in the mental health of employees"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Paul C.","family":"Mansell","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health, Education, Policing and Sciences, University of Staffordshire","place":["Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andrew G.","family":"Wood","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health and Education, Manchester Metropolitan University","place":["Manchester, United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Martin J.","family":"Turner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Health and Education, Manchester Metropolitan University","place":["Manchester, United Kingdom"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"479","DOI":"10.1108\/IJOA-10-2023-4019","article-title":"Decoding workplace dynamics: unveiling perceptual and attitudinal drivers of counterproductive work behaviour using hybrid SEMANN approach","volume":"33","author":"Abdullah","year":"2025","journal-title":"Int. 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