The aims of this research were to study both direct and indirect path analyses of mental health, and to analyse a causal relationship of each variable. A cross-sectional study used stratified random sampling to select Thai immigrant employees in Pranakron Si Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. General data were analysed by number and percentage. The mental health variable was measured by THMHI-15. The latter was analysed by general statistic, and a path analysis. The results found that job conditions and distance travelled between house and workplace had a direct effect on mental health with a standardised regression weight of 0.581, and −0.443, respectively (p value <0.01). It was found that housing conditions had no effect on mental health. The income variable had a direct influence on mental health with a standardised regression weight of 0.68 (p value <0.01). This research indicated that job conditions were an important factor related to mental health. © 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York.

Mental health Path analysis Pranakron Si Ayutthaya Province Thai immigrant employees

Thailand mental health human epidemiology middle aged statistics and numerical data time factor Time Factors Aged housing Cross-Sectional Studies income cross-sectional study migrant workplace psychology Humans male Emigrants and Immigrants female Socioeconomic Factors socioeconomics Transportation adult traffic and transport