Falco, Alessandra; Girardi, Damiano; Elfering, Achim; Peric, Tanja; Pividori, Isabella; Dal Corso, Laura (2023). Is Smart Working Beneficial for Workers' Wellbeing? A Longitudinal Investigation of Smart Working, Workload, and Hair Cortisol/Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International journal of environmental research and public health, 20(13) MDPI 10.3390/ijerph20136220
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Building on the job demands-resources (JD-R) and allostatic load (AL) models, in the present study we examined the role of smart working (SW) in the longitudinal association between workload/job autonomy (JA) and a possible biomarker of work-related stress (WRS) in the hair-namely, the cortisol-dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA(S)) ratio-during the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, 124 workers completed a self-report questionnaire (i.e., psychological data) at Time 1 (T1) and provided a strand of hair (i.e., biological data) three months later (Time 2, T2). Results from moderated multiple regression analysis showed that SW at T1 was negatively associated with the hair cortisol/DHEA(S) ratio at T2. Additionally, the interaction between workload and SW was significant, with workload at T1 being positively associated with the hair cortisol/DHEA(S) ratio at T2 among smart workers. Overall, this study indicates that SW is a double-edged sword, with both positive and negative consequences on employee wellbeing. Furthermore, our findings suggest that the hair cortisol/DHEA(S) ratio is a promising biomarker of WRS. Practical implications that organizations and practitioners can adopt to prevent WRS and promote organizational wellbeing are discussed.
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: |
Elfering, Achim |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology |
ISSN: |
1660-4601 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
17 Jul 2023 13:16 |
Last Modified: |
18 Jul 2023 09:59 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/ijerph20136220 |
PubMed ID: |
37444069 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
COVID-19 biomarker dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate hair cortisol organizational wellbeing smart working work-related stress workload |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/184851 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/184851 |
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