Stress at Work and Well-being before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A One-Year Longitudinal Study in Switzerland.

Galliker, Sibylle; Igic, Ivana; Semmer, Norbert K; Elfering, Achim (2024). Stress at Work and Well-being before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A One-Year Longitudinal Study in Switzerland. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 66(1), pp. 56-70. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002995

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OBJECTIVE

To analyze the development of conditions at work and health-related variables (notably exhaustion) in Switzerland longitudinally before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

METHODS

Questionnaire data were collected from a population-based sample of 1,553 employees in February 2020 and one year later. Health and well-being associated with a) working conditions in general and b) COVID-19-specific predictors such as worries about being infected and conditions for working at home were analyzed employing analysis of (co)variance and multiple regression.

RESULTS

Conditions at work and well-being were stable overall, even indicating slight improvements, notably for men compared to women. Both an index representing stressors and resources at work in general (Job-Stress Index) and a COVID-19-related demand index showed consistent effects on health.

CONCLUSIONS

COVID-19-specific aspects may impact health indicators differently depending on the work context.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Personality Psychology, Differential Psychology and Diagnostics
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Psychology > Work and Organisational Psychology

UniBE Contributor:

Galliker Elfering, Sibylle, Igic, Ivana (A), Semmer, Norbert Karl, Elfering, Achim

Subjects:

100 Philosophy > 150 Psychology
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 370 Education

ISSN:

1076-2752

Publisher:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

20 Oct 2023 09:10

Last Modified:

06 Jan 2024 00:14

Publisher DOI:

10.1097/JOM.0000000000002995

PubMed ID:

37853654

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/187312

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/187312

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