Changing workplace geographies in the COVID-19 crisis

Reuschke, Darja; Felstead, Alan

doi:10.1177/2043820620934249

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“…We examine how the sudden increase of remote work affects work satisfaction and family well-being. Part-time work but also working remotely has become an increasingly common strategy for handling work and family; and remote work is key in many stay-at-home lockdown policy packages (Reuschke and Felstead 2020). Notwithstanding the institutional and workplace barriers of part-time work and remote work, it also remains an open question in how far it is an effective strategy everywhere and for everyone (Beham et al 2019).…”

Section: Remote Work and Satisfaction With Work And Familymentioning

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The COVID-19 pandemic and subjective well-being: longitudinal evidence on satisfaction with work and family

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This paper provides a timely evaluation of whether the main COVID-19 lockdown policiesremote work, short-time work and closure of schools and childcarehave an immediate effect on the German population in terms of changes in satisfaction with work and family life. Relying on individual level panel data collected before and during the lockdown, we examine (1) how family satisfaction and work satisfaction of individuals have changed over the lockdown period, and (2) how lockdown-driven changes in the labour market situation (i.e. working remotely and being sent on short-time work) have affected satisfactions. We apply first-difference regressions for mothers, fathers, and persons without children. Our results show a general decrease in family satisfaction. We also find an overall decline in work satisfaction which is most pronounced for mothers and those without children who have to switch to short-time work. In contrast, fathers' well-being is less affected negatively and their family satisfaction even increased after changing to short-time work. We conclude that while the lockdown circumstances generally have a negative effect on the satisfaction with work and family of individuals in Germany, effects differ between childless persons, mothers, and fathers with the latter being least negatively affected.

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The COVID-19 pandemic and subjective well-being: longitudinal evidence on satisfaction with work and family

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“…Within 2 weeks, all 16 German federal states had closed all schools and daycares (except for emergency care), playgrounds, and shops and put social distancing requirements into effect (Steinmetz et al, 2020). Such measures have effects on various levels: In addition to the obvious one of reducing social and physical contact, which has a strong impact on mental health outcomes, including depression and anxiety (see Leigh-Hunt et al, 2017 for a systematic review), they also affected the working situation of most adults, with a significant proportion now in short-time work, unemployed, furloughed, or working remotely from home (Möhring et al, 2020;Reuschke & Felstead, 2020). For many adults, such changes are associated with a decrease in or loss of income and high financial stress, as well as social stress due to stigma or less personal contact with co-workers.…”

Section: Covid-19 Lockdowns and Mental Healthmentioning

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Health behaviors and mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal population-based survey

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Wenz²,

Rettig³

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Background: Health behaviors such as physical activity and a balanced diet are essential to promote and maintain health. Especially during a crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, they have the potential to buffer against stress and protect mental health. Method: In a longitudinal study with four measurement points over 3 months during the COVID-19 pandemic, about 3,500 randomly selected participants representative of the German population reported their mental health (i.e., anxiety, depression, loneliness), screen time, snack consumption, and physical activity. Results: Symptoms of anxiety, depression, and loneliness were highest during the first month of the pandemic-related lockdown, particularly in women and people in poor health, and decreased over time. Screen time and snacking increased and physical activity decreased compared to pre-lockdown. Snacking and physical activity went back to pre-lockdown levels within 2 months; screen time increased further over time. Snack increase and physical activity decrease was stronger in women than men throughout the lockdown. Generally, more screen time, more snacking, and less physical activity were related to higher symptoms of anxiety, depression, and loneliness across all time points. Changes in health behaviors over time did not predict changes in mental health symptoms. Conclusions: Mental health and health behaviors worsened as an immediate response to stress but mostly returned to pre-crisis levels within 2 to 3 months. Engaging in healthier behaviors is associated with better mental health. This study provides important descriptions of (unintended) side effects of a national crisis and contributes to our understanding of how to preserve mental health.

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“…About 10% of the CWS closed in Germany, and the rest was open with a regular or reduced service (Foertsch 2020b ). Not surprisingly, Reuschke and Felstead ( 2020 : 211) raised the question regarding “the future of the collective, open-plan office where desks and equipment are shared and the future viability of promoting co-working spaces where different workers and businesses share the same premises”. The Corona-pandemic challenged social interaction as the basis of success.…”

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Social networks in coworking spaces and individual coworker’s creativity

2021

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Coworking spaces (CWS) are open creative labs that provide a community-like environment and the necessary surroundings for their users to build and maintain networks with different actors inside and outside the CWS. With a wide variety of knowledge and skills available in trusted surroundings as well as similar value orientations, coworkers enjoy favorable conditions to establish their network-style. However, research has not investigated the benefit of coworkers’ social networks as far as their individual creativity is concerned so far. This paper takes several network characteristics into account: structure in terms of network size and centrality in the CWS, but also trusted and reciprocal relationships, supportiveness, diversity of knowledge exchanged, and the individual openness to core coworking values. Based on the literature on social networks and small group research, we developed a research model. We tested it to get deeper insights into the phenomenon by relying on 113 coworkers in 33 private German coworking spaces. The results show that a central position in the CWS allowing for direct exchange and high individual openness to core coworking values positively affects social involvement and the diversity of knowledge exchanged, and finally, a coworker’s individual creativity. Managerial implications include the vital role of a central position in the CWS for creativity and a somewhat balanced composition of coworkers working alone or in a team.

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Changing workplace geographies in the COVID-19 crisis

Cited by 89 publications

References 13 publications

The COVID-19 pandemic and subjective well-being: longitudinal evidence on satisfaction with work and family

The COVID-19 pandemic and subjective well-being: longitudinal evidence on satisfaction with work and family

Health behaviors and mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal population-based survey

Social networks in coworking spaces and individual coworker’s creativity

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