COVID-19 challenges and employees' stress: mediating role of family-life disturbance and work-life imbalance

Kundu, Subhash C.; Tuteja, Prerna; Chahar, Purnima

doi:10.1108/er-03-2021-0090

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“…Second, overtime, support from leaders and colleagues and managing work–life balance are positively related to job engagement. In their recent study on the impact of COVID-19, Kundu et al. (2022) found that managing work–life balance is an important mediator to stress.…”

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“…These studies show how working from home during the pandemic induced stress and provided challenges to the well-being and work-life balance of employees exposed to these arrangements (e.g. Galanti et al, 2021;Kundu et al, 2022;Ingusci et al, 2021). Researchers have also uncovered strategies to meet these challenges, such as providing access to job crafting to relieve stress (Ingusci et al, 2021) and using boundary work-life tactics (Rapp et al, 2021).…”

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“…Studies conducted during the pandemic typically did not include variation in time spent working from home (e.g. Kundu et al, 2022;Rapp et al, 2021). Despite the lockdown during a few weeks in 2020 in Norway, most of the time, employees had some autonomy about when to enter the office premises.…”

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How do young employees perceive stress and job engagement while working from home? Evidence from a telecom operator during COVID-19

Olsen¹,

Hildrum

Kummen³

et al. 2023

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PurposeThe study examines the extent to which job demands and resources are related to job stress and engagement among young employees exposed to remote work. The study draws on the job demands–resources (JD-R) model, adapted to working from home during the pandemic.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses data from a survey among young employees (35 years and younger) in a large, telecommunications company in Norway (N = 303), conducted in May 2021. Linear regression analysis was employed.FindingsThe results show that the difficulty of work tasks is positively related to stress while time spent working from home, managing work–life balance and receiving support from leaders are negatively related to stress. Furthermore, overtime, support from leaders and colleagues and managing work–life balance are positively related to job engagement. Having a dedicated workspace at home is not related to either job stress or engagement and no gender differences exist.Originality/valueThe study theoretically contributes to the literature by showing that the nature of work plays out differently for the well-being of employees working from home. In terms of practical implications, the study suggests that adjusting the level of difficulty of work tasks and providing support can alleviate stress among young employees. Providing the option to work from home may reduce stress among these young employees, however working from home may face limitations regarding enhancing job engagement.

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How do young employees perceive stress and job engagement while working from home? Evidence from a telecom operator during COVID-19

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Hildrum

Kummen³

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“…Significant implications for management practice are also highlighted, elucidating the role of the first-line supervisors in fostering the P.O-fit dimensions, controlling MHIW and retaining WP growth during COVID-19. This study also extends the ongoing scholarly discourse of the COVID-19 pandemic (Adekoya et al ., 2022; Amankwah-Amoah, 2022; Amankwah-Amoah and Hinson, 2022; Gashi et al ., 2022; Rozman and Tominc, 2022; Rožman and Čančer, 2022; Kundu et al. , 2022) by integrating and incorporating insights on mental health at the workplace to enrich the current literature.…”

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Mental health at the workplace, person-organization-fit and labor productivity growth: evidence from the Egyptian soap and detergents industry during COVID-19

Ali

Amankwah‐Amoah

Mostafa

2023

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PurposeThis study seeks to examine the mediating role of mental health issues in the workplace (MHIW) in explaining the complex relationship between person-organization-fit (P.O-fit) dimensions and workers' productivity (WP) variance during COVID-19 in the Egyptian soap and detergents industry.Design/methodology/approachUsing a cross-sectional survey, the authors collected data from 373 frontline workers and supervisors working at ARMA soap and detergents (ASD) factories. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 production-lines and quality-control supervisors. The hypothesized model was analyzed using the partial least square structural equation modeling technique.FindingsThe authors found a significant, high P.O-fit level among ASD workers. The need-supplies-fit and supplementary-fit controlled MHIW. The need-supplies-fit and supplementary-fit alongside MHIW explained the growth in WP during COVID-19. The MHIW mediated the relationship between P.O-fit dimensions and WP during the pandemic.Research limitations/implicationsLimited attention was paid to investigating how the P.O-fit dimensions enable frontline workers to remain productive despite the MHIW associated with COVID-19. This study bridges the aforementioned research gap by elucidating how the supplementary-fit, demand-abilities-fit and need-supplies-fit manipulate MHIW and maintain WP growth during the pandemic.Practical implicationsThe findings provide clear guidelines for the first-line supervisors to foster the P.O-fit dimensions, control MHIW and sustain WP growth during COVID-19.Originality/valueThis study is among the first to add significant information on how MHIW (as mediator) explains the relationship between P.O-fit and WP growth during the pandemic.

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“…The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions 20 reports fatigue to be especially high among women with young children who worked from home. Kundu et al 21 reported that COVID-19 challenges were associated with stress, mediated by family-life disturbances and work-life imbalance. Meyer et al 22 report an increase in exhaustion among women, which was augmented if the women cared for children, had low autonomy, and low partner support.…”

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Stress at Work and Well-being Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Galliker,

Igic,

Semmer

et al. 2023

J Occup Environ Med

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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.

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COVID-19 challenges and employees' stress: mediating role of family-life disturbance and work-life imbalance

Cited by 17 publications

References 62 publications

How do young employees perceive stress and job engagement while working from home? Evidence from a telecom operator during COVID-19

How do young employees perceive stress and job engagement while working from home? Evidence from a telecom operator during COVID-19

Mental health at the workplace, person-organization-fit and labor productivity growth: evidence from the Egyptian soap and detergents industry during COVID-19

Stress at Work and Well-being Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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