Zürcher, Andrea; Galliker, Sibylle; Jacobshagen, Nicola; Lüscher Mathieu, Peter; Eller, Andrea; Elfering, Achim (2021). Increased Working From Home in Vocational Counseling Psychologists During COVID-19: Associated Change in Productivity and Job Satisfaction. Frontiers in psychology, 12, p. 750127. Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.750127
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During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, vocational counselors in Switzerland more frequently worked from home (WFH) and less frequently worked on-site. The aim of this study was to assess how WFH corresponds with indicators of job performance and occupational wellbeing. More specifically, the current questionnaire study analyzed the increase in WFH, self-reported productivity, distractibility in WFH, current job satisfaction, work-life balance in WFH, and feeling of loneliness. Findings showed that the increase in WFH in vocational counseling psychologists during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in productivity and job satisfaction and with lower distractibility in WFH compared to work on-site. However, more frequent WFH was not significantly associated with improved work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vocational counselors who shared the office on-site with many colleagues experienced higher feeling of loneliness during WFH. Vocational counselors regarded the condition of WFH as productive and satisfying while work-life balance did not improve. The discussion sheds light on the potential WFH-related increase of boundary management demands.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Work and Organisational Psychology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Galliker Elfering, Sibylle, Jacobshagen, Nicola, Eller, Andrea Alexandra, Elfering, Achim |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology |
ISSN: |
1664-1078 |
Publisher: |
Frontiers Research Foundation |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Christine Soltermann |
Date Deposited: |
04 Mar 2022 15:20 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:35 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3389/fpsyg.2021.750127 |
PubMed ID: |
34925154 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
COVID-19 pandemic; job satisfaction; productivity; remote work; telework; vocational counseling; work from home (WFH) |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/165576 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/165576 |
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