Sociological Specification of the Relationship between Modernity and Mental Well-Being of Headquarter Employees of Social Security Organization

The present article specified the relationship between modernity and mental well-being of headquarter employees of social security organization in 2017. The method of this research was survey correlation method and the statistical population was all headquarter employees in social security organization in 2017 who were 1196 employees. Among them 291 people were chosen as the sample group in stratified ratio sampling method through Cookeran formula. The data were collected through researcher’s self- made questionnaire with content validity and 0.95 as the reliability for mental well-being and 0.92 for modernity. The theoretical framework of mental well-being was adjusted by considering Durkheim and Giddens` happiness theories, Philips quality of life and Giddens` modernity theory. The obtained results of Pearson Correlation test revealed that: there was a significant relationship between modernity and mental well- being of employees. The results of multiple regression and path analysis revealed that modernity indexes can specify 17% of employees` mental well- being among which modern socialization with = β 0.392 has the major portion;  then modern identity elements with = β 0.247  and modern life style with= β - 0.194 come next. Keywords:</strong>Modernity, Mental well-being, Social Security Organization, Employees.