Evaluating the Contribution of Workplace Mentoring to Meaningful Work Among Employees Experiencing Workplace Anxiety in the Insurance Sector in Guangdong Province, China

Abstract

The insurance sector in China has faced increasing workplace anxiety due to heightened competition, high performance pressure, and organisational change. Under such circumstances, organisations are now increasingly highlighting the role of workplace mentoring as a way of fostering employee well-being and creating meaningful work for them. Hence, the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of workplace mentoring on meaningful work for anxious employees in the insurance sector in Guangdong Province, China. The researcher used a quantitative research strategy based on structured questionnaires given to selected participants to collect significant data. The use of a convenience sampling method helped to select 300 Chinese insurance sector employees from Guangdong Province, China. The acquired data were examined using IBM SPSS Statistics version 28.0. Moreover, the researcher utilised descriptive statistics, Welch's t-test, and one-way ANOVA to analyse the role of workplace mentoring in creating meaningful work for individuals suffering workplace anxiety. The study demonstrated that employees who received mentoring in the workplace were likely to have experienced significantly more meaningful work compared to those who had either temporary or no mentoring at all. The findings also showed that the ongoing mentoring process offered employees professional direction, psychosocial support, and higher self-confidence when encountering work-related challenges. The research concluded that workplace mentoring is an efficient human resource (HR) management practice to develop meaningful work for anxious employees. These findings have significant practical implications for insurance organisations that are emphasising employee well-being, organisational commitment, and the development of sustainable mentoring programmes