https://doi.org/10.1177/00910260211001397 Public Personnel Management 1–26 © The Author(s) 2021 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/00910260211001397 journals.sagepub.com/home/ppm Original Article The Impact of Human Resources Environment and Organizational Identification on Employees’ Psychological Well-Being Imran Hameed 1 , Muhammad Umer Ijaz 2 , and Meghna Sabharwal 3 Abstract This study explores how Human Resources (HR) environment (i.e., job autonomy, opportunities for advancement, involved communication, and decisive action) promotes psychological well-being of public employees. We advance the literature by identifying organizational identification (OID) as the underpinning mechanism through which HR environment can foster employees’ well-being. OID is termed as a “social cure,” owing to its strong link with employee health and well-being. The results of structural equation modeling show a positive association among HR practices and OID, which subsequently enhances well-being of public sector employees. Managerial implications for public sector leaders are discussed in detail. Keywords psychological well-being, organizational identification, public personnel management, HR environment Introduction Societies today are more concerned about healthy workplaces than ever before (Burton, 2010) and are taking keen interest in health issues not only to minimize health expen- ditures but also for using well-being as a key indicator of national prosperity (e.g., as 1 Lahore School of Economics, Pakistan 2 Deakin Business School, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia 3 The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, USA Corresponding Author: Meghna Sabharwal Public and Nonprofit Management Program, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd, GR 31, Richardson, TX 75080, USA. Email: meghna.sabharwal@utdallas.edu 1001397PPM XX X 10.1177/00910260211001397Public Personnel ManagementHameed et al. research-article 2021