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BackgroundNumerous studies indicated that workers in the health sector suffer from work stress, hassles, and mental health problems associated with COVID-19, which negatively affect the completion of their job tasks. These studies pointed out the need to search for mechanisms that enable workers to cope with job stress effectively.ObjectivesThis study investigated psychological flow, mental immunity, and job performance levels among the mental health workforce in Saudi Arabia. It also tried to reveal the psychological flow (PF) and mental immunity (MI) predictability of job performance (JP).MethodA correlational survey design was employed. The study sample consisted of 120 mental health care practitioners (therapists, psychologists, counselors)who lived in Saudi Arabia. Sixty-four were men, 56 were women, and their ages ranged between 27 and 48 (36.32±6.43). The researchers developed three measurements of psychological flow, mental immunity, and job performance. After testing their validity and reliability, these measures were applied to the study participants.ResultsThe results found median levels of psychological flow, mental immunity, and job performance among mental health care practitioners. Also, the results revealed that psychological flow and mental immunity were statistically significant predictors of job performance. The psychological flow variable contributed (38.70%) and mental immunity (54.80%) to the variance in job performance of mental health care practitioners.ConclusionThe current study indicated that psychological flow and mental immunity significantly influenced the job performance of mental health care practitioners. These findings pointed out that human resource management in mental health care institutions in Saudi Arabia must search for procedures that achieve a state of flow and mental immunity for workers to make their jobs more meaningful. Also, these findings indicated the importance of planning interventions to enhance mental health care practitioners’ psychological flow, mental immunity, and job performance to help them cope with work stress effectively and protect them from symptoms of burnout.背景 大量研究表明，卫生领域从业者饱受与新冠疫情（COVID-19）相关的工作压力、日常困扰及心理健康问题，此类问题会对其工作任务的完成产生负面影响。相关研究均指出，亟需探索能够帮助从业者有效应对工作压力的应对机制。 研究目标 本研究针对沙特阿拉伯的心理健康从业者群体，调查其心流（psychological flow, PF）、心理免疫力（mental immunity, MI）与工作绩效（job performance, JP）水平，并尝试揭示心流与心理免疫力对工作绩效的预测效力。 研究方法 本研究采用相关调查研究设计。研究样本涵盖120名定居于沙特阿拉伯的心理健康照护从业者（包括治疗师、心理学家与心理咨询师），其中男性64名，女性56名，年龄区间为27至48岁（均值±标准差：36.32±6.43）。研究者编制了心流、心理免疫力与工作绩效三类测量工具，在检验其效度与信度后，对研究参与者进行施测。 研究结果 结果显示，心理健康照护从业者的心流、心理免疫力与工作绩效均处于中等水平。同时，研究发现心流与心理免疫力对工作绩效具有统计学意义上的显著预测作用：心流变量可解释心理健康照护从业者工作绩效方差的38.70%，心理免疫力则可解释54.80%的方差。 研究结论 本研究证实，心流与心理免疫力对心理健康照护从业者的工作绩效具有显著正向影响。上述结果表明，沙特阿拉伯心理健康照护机构的人力资源管理部门应探索能够帮助从业者获得心流与心理免疫力的工作方案，以提升其工作的意义感。同时，研究结果也提示，需规划相关干预措施以提升心理健康照护从业者的心流、心理免疫力与工作绩效，从而助力其有效应对工作压力，并规避职业倦怠（burnout）症状。