Moderating role of financial legal satisfaction in the relationship between business environment and health outcomes among Chinese financial professionals: a cross-sectional study

Abstract

Background: As a forward-looking dimension of this study, the business environment presents novel avenues for optimizing the health outcomes of financial professionals. The study examines the relationships among business environment, financial legal satisfaction, health outcomes, and their moderating mechanisms. Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design, utilizing a multi-stage stratified sampling approach to collect 514 valid responses from Chinese financial professionals (effective response rate: 71.49%). Hierarchical regression analyzed determinants of health outcomes and the moderating effects of legal satisfaction. Results: Chinese financial professionals exhibited the following health outcomes (M ± SD): sleep quality (3.33 ± 1.06), subjective health (3.50 ± 0.93), and psychological stress (2.50 ± 1.01). Financial legal satisfaction significantly moderated the associations, weakening the positive link between the business environment and subjective health (β = −0.625, p < 0.01). It amplified the negative association with psychological stress (β = −0.572, p < 0.05). Conclusion: Chinese financial professionals exhibit compromised health profiles, characterized by diminished sleep quality, impaired subjective health, and heightened psychological stress. Financial legal satisfaction plays a critical moderating role, underscoring the importance of aligning legal framework modernization with business environment reforms. Targeted legal optimization can systematically enhance workforce health by strengthening the infrastructure that supports the health outcomes of financial professionals.