Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Working from home or commuting: mental health and its associated psychosocial factors at work from 9-month prospective study in the COVID-19 pandemic
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Working from home or commuting: mental health and its associated psychosocial factors at work from 9-month prospective study in the COVID-19 pandemic
Working from home or commuting: mental health and its associated psychosocial factors at work from 9-month prospective study in the COVID-19 pandemic
Subject
Working from home, mental health, COVID-19 pandemic
Description
Introduction: This study aimed: 1) to compare the mental health of
employees working from home (WFH) with that of commuters and 2) to investigate the association between psychosocial factors at work and mental health among employees WFH during the pandemic.
Methods: The data were retrieved from the employee cohort study
(E-COCO-J) from March 2020 (T1) to June 2021 (T7). Participants
analyzed in this study were 1) currently working, 2) non-healthcare
workers, and 3) employees who answered that their company
encouraged employees to work from home. Psychological distress and psychosocial factors at work (i.e., job quantity, job control, supervisor support, and co-worker support) were measured by the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ). The difference in psychological distress between the groups (WFH vs. commuting) at each time point (T2–T7) was tested with a t-test. A mixed-model repeated measures ANOVA was conducted as indicators of the group×time interactions for psychological distress. The group were 1) WFH vs. commuting and 2) high or low levels of psychosocial factors at work in WFH. Results and Conclusions: WFH (n=285) and commuting (n=201) were included. WFH significantly showed lower psychological distress than commuting at five of six surveys (T3-T7). 1) The same associations were found in time×group interactions at T3 and T4, after adjusting covariates. 2) The main effect of low co-worker support was significantly associated with high distress in WFH, after adjusting covariates, while interaction was not significant. Co- worker support is an important factor for WFH to keep mental health during the pandemic.
employees working from home (WFH) with that of commuters and 2) to investigate the association between psychosocial factors at work and mental health among employees WFH during the pandemic.
Methods: The data were retrieved from the employee cohort study
(E-COCO-J) from March 2020 (T1) to June 2021 (T7). Participants
analyzed in this study were 1) currently working, 2) non-healthcare
workers, and 3) employees who answered that their company
encouraged employees to work from home. Psychological distress and psychosocial factors at work (i.e., job quantity, job control, supervisor support, and co-worker support) were measured by the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire (BJSQ). The difference in psychological distress between the groups (WFH vs. commuting) at each time point (T2–T7) was tested with a t-test. A mixed-model repeated measures ANOVA was conducted as indicators of the group×time interactions for psychological distress. The group were 1) WFH vs. commuting and 2) high or low levels of psychosocial factors at work in WFH. Results and Conclusions: WFH (n=285) and commuting (n=201) were included. WFH significantly showed lower psychological distress than commuting at five of six surveys (T3-T7). 1) The same associations were found in time×group interactions at T3 and T4, after adjusting covariates. 2) The main effect of low co-worker support was significantly associated with high distress in WFH, after adjusting covariates, while interaction was not significant. Co- worker support is an important factor for WFH to keep mental health during the pandemic.
Creator
Natsu Sasaki, Kotaro Imamura, Kyosuke Nozawa, Hajime Takeno, Reiko Kuroda, Kanami Tsuno, Akizumi Tsutsumi, Norito Kawakami
Publisher
Elsevier Korea LLC
Date
January 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
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Language
English
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Text
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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
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Natsu Sasaki, Kotaro Imamura, Kyosuke Nozawa, Hajime Takeno, Reiko Kuroda, Kanami Tsuno, Akizumi Tsutsumi, Norito Kawakami, “Safety and Health at Work Vol. 13 Supplement 1 2022
Working from home or commuting: mental health and its associated psychosocial factors at work from 9-month prospective study in the COVID-19 pandemic,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2342.
Working from home or commuting: mental health and its associated psychosocial factors at work from 9-month prospective study in the COVID-19 pandemic,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2342.