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COVID-19-Related Mental Health Effects in the Workplace
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COVID-19-Related Mental Health Effects in the Workplace

A special issue of Administrative Sciences (ISSN 2076-3387).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 January 2023) | Viewed by 12001

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Giorgi

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Department of Human Science, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy
Interests: feedback and change in business strategies; emotional intelligence; stress; workplace bullying; PTSD
Dr. Nicola Mucci

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Associated Professor, Occupational Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50139 Florence, Italy
Interests: occupational medicine; occupational health; workplace health promotion; risk assessment; workplace risk factors; cardiovascular risk; psychological well-being; work-related stress; organizational factors
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Prof. Dr. Antonio Ariza-Montes

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Department of Management, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Interests: decent work; work-related stress; workplace bullying; sustainable tourism, social innovation; nonprofit organizations
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The COVID-19 pandemic is dramatically changing the world of labor with strong repercussions for workers’ well-being, occupational health and safety practices, organizational health, and business development. Despite major advances in managing the COVID-19 health emergency, evidence points to possible long-term coexistence with the virus and the need for adequate worker health promotion and prevention strategies (Kniffin et al., 2020; Skegg et al., 2021). Furthermore, one of the key challenges of the future of work concerns how to make hybrid work suitable and manage a blended workforce. Indeed, hybrid and remote work entail new and re-emerging ergonomic and psychosocial risks as in the case of unsuitable workstations and prolonged exposure to visual display terminals (VDT) with consequent musculoskeletal disorders and visual discomfort on the one side, and technostress and related factors on the other side (Buomprisco, Ricci, Perri & De Sio, 2021; Davis et al., 2020).

Hence, the purpose of the manuscripts in this Special Issue on COVID-19-Related Mental Health Effects in the Workplace should be to:

1) analyze the negative implications of COVID-19 for different occupational populations while investigating the possible positive aspects (e.g., resilience, posttraumatic growth, technological progress) in order to design targeted interventions;

2) identify methods and measures for the development of healthy organizations from a multidisciplinary point of view through the contribution of disciplines such as organizational psychology, occupational medicine, and business management.

We look forward to original research papers, review articles, and brief reports that can provide useful insights into the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in the workplace. Priority is given to papers that apply a rigorous methodology (e.g., multilevel design, longitudinal studies, or multi-method measures).

The Special Issue is focused on, but not limited to, the following topics:

  • Workers’ wellbeing
  • Negative outcomes of COVID-19 for workers’ health and organizations
  • Positive aspects associated with COVID-19 (e.g., resilience, adaptive coping strategies)
  • New ergonomic and psychosocial risks
  • Technostress and related topics (e.g., virtual relationships, work–life balance, employability)
  • Organizational health
  • New forms of work (hybrid work, remote work)
  • Future of work
  • Working conditions
  • Multilevel analysis

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Giorgi
Prof. Dr. Nicola Mucci
Prof. Dr. Antonio Ariza-Montes
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a double-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Administrative Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • Workers’ health and well-being
  • Psychosocial and ergonomic risks
  • Hybrid work
  • Technostress
  • Occupational safety and health
  • COVID-19
  • Future of work

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The Relationship between Occupational Stress, Mental Health and COVID-19-Related Stress: Mediation Analysis Results
by Giulia Foti, Giorgia Bondanini, Georgia Libera Finstad, Federico Alessio and Gabriele Giorgi
Adm. Sci. 2023, 13(4), 116; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci13040116 - 21 Apr 2023
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The COVID-19 pandemic led to serious psychological consequences that negatively affect workers’ mental health, leading to post-traumatic symptoms. In this scenario, employees may be exposed to multiple stressors that ultimately drain their resources. Drawing on the Conservation of Resources Theory (COR) and the [...] Read more.
The COVID-19 pandemic led to serious psychological consequences that negatively affect workers’ mental health, leading to post-traumatic symptoms. In this scenario, employees may be exposed to multiple stressors that ultimately drain their resources. Drawing on the Conservation of Resources Theory (COR) and the stress–strain perspective, we analyzed the relationship between different dimensions of work-related stress and psychological distress in a sample of 294 workers in the industrial sector. Specifically, we hypothesized a series of mediation models in which the dimensions of work-related stress are associated with a lower level of mental health directly and indirectly through higher levels of COVID-19-related post-traumatic symptoms. The results partially support the hypotheses, showing that COVID-19-related trauma plays a mediating role between the stress experienced and the resulting decrease in mental health, except in the case of job control and colleague support. These results will hopefully offer insights into possible organizational interventions for the promotion of workers’ well-being in the postpandemic setting. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue COVID-19-Related Mental Health Effects in the Workplace)
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Remote Work in Peru during the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Alexander Frank Pasquel Cajas, Verónica Tomasa Cajas Bravo and Roberto Carlos Dávila Morán
Adm. Sci. 2023, 13(2), 58; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci13020058 - 13 Feb 2023
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The objective of this research is to investigate the characteristics of remote work in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the study will allow exploring the advantages, disadvantages, challenges and opportunities that Peruvian remote workers face during this crisis scenario. This was [...] Read more.
The objective of this research is to investigate the characteristics of remote work in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the study will allow exploring the advantages, disadvantages, challenges and opportunities that Peruvian remote workers face during this crisis scenario. This was a basic-type, descriptive-level study employing a quantitative approach and a non-experimental design. The sample consisted of 275 workers from two companies located in Metropolitan Lima, and the data were collected in the year 2021. A questionnaire with 30 questions was proposed for data collection; it was validated by three experts, and its reliability was α = 0.85. The findings of the remote work variable place it at a medium level with 40.73%; in the flexibility dimension, the medium level prevailed with 42.55%; the autonomy dimension exhibited a high level with 41.09%; and the productivity dimension exhibited a medium level with 43.64%. In the technology dimension, the low level prevailed with 36.36%, while the psychosocial risks dimension exhibited a medium level with 33.18%. In conclusion, the characterization of remote work in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic allowed us to establish the most relevant aspects that affected workers who migrated to this form of work. Full article
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Occupational Stress-Induced Consequences to Employees in the Context of Teleworking from Home: A Preliminary Study
by Agota Giedrė Raišienė, Evelina Danauskė, Karolina Kavaliauskienė and Vida Gudžinskienė
Adm. Sci. 2023, 13(2), 55; https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci13020055 - 10 Feb 2023
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Challenges when many people moved their jobs from the office to home because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have put stress on employees’ daily routine and professional lives. This article investigated the experience of individuals working not at the office and disclosed consequences of [...] Read more.
Challenges when many people moved their jobs from the office to home because of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions have put stress on employees’ daily routine and professional lives. This article investigated the experience of individuals working not at the office and disclosed consequences of occupational stress such as mental and physical exhaustion, social deprivation, decreased work commitment, professional cynicism, and professional burnout. The preliminary study was based on a survey of 202 employees in Lithuania who were teleworking from home throughout the pandemic. According to the results, it can be assumed that teleworking had rather negative effects on employee wellbeing, as many teleworkers tended to suffer mental and physical exhaustion and social deprivation when working from home within pandemic. The psycho-emotional state of employees seems to be a key factor influencing the intellectual resources of an organization in a period of uncertainty. Full article
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