The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Mental Well-Being and Working Life among Faroese Employees
The societal changes caused by COVID-19 have been far-reaching, causing challenges for employees around the world. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the COVID-19 restrictions on mental well-being, working life, family life and social life among Faroese employees within a broad range...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a8bfa5ca8dc94bd0b44f87fc8361821d 2023-05-15T16:10:56+02:00 The Impact of COVID-19 Restrictions on Mental Well-Being and Working Life among Faroese Employees Annika H. Davidsen Maria S. Petersen 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094775 https://doaj.org/article/a8bfa5ca8dc94bd0b44f87fc8361821d EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/9/4775 https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827 https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601 doi:10.3390/ijerph18094775 1660-4601 1661-7827 https://doaj.org/article/a8bfa5ca8dc94bd0b44f87fc8361821d International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 4775, p 4775 (2021) COVID-19 employee wellbeing working environment working parents Faroe Islands Medicine R article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094775 2022-12-31T07:46:21Z The societal changes caused by COVID-19 have been far-reaching, causing challenges for employees around the world. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the COVID-19 restrictions on mental well-being, working life, family life and social life among Faroese employees within a broad range of professions. A total of 1328 Faroese employees answered an anonymous self-report survey from 13 April to 4 May 2020. Employee mental well-being was only modestly affected by the restrictions and the respondents had a mean score of 50.7 on the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale where a score between 41–44 is found to correspond with possible depression. Work commitment, work and family life, work satisfaction and work ability were all rated significantly worse after the COVID-19 outbreak than before (all p values < 0.005). Contrary to previous research, employees in health services assessed their work ability significantly higher than employees in teaching, and child and youth care ( p < 0.05). Working parents had higher levels of stress and assessed their work ability significantly lower than employees without children ( p < 0.05), and women tended to be more worried than men because of the pandemic. In conclusion, the overall mental well-being of Faroese employees was on an average level during lock-down in April and May 2020. Their working life seemed, however, to be worse than usual. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Faroe Islands International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 9 4775 |
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The societal changes caused by COVID-19 have been far-reaching, causing challenges for employees around the world. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of the COVID-19 restrictions on mental well-being, working life, family life and social life among Faroese employees within a broad range of professions. A total of 1328 Faroese employees answered an anonymous self-report survey from 13 April to 4 May 2020. Employee mental well-being was only modestly affected by the restrictions and the respondents had a mean score of 50.7 on the Warwick–Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale where a score between 41–44 is found to correspond with possible depression. Work commitment, work and family life, work satisfaction and work ability were all rated significantly worse after the COVID-19 outbreak than before (all p values < 0.005). Contrary to previous research, employees in health services assessed their work ability significantly higher than employees in teaching, and child and youth care ( p < 0.05). Working parents had higher levels of stress and assessed their work ability significantly lower than employees without children ( p < 0.05), and women tended to be more worried than men because of the pandemic. In conclusion, the overall mental well-being of Faroese employees was on an average level during lock-down in April and May 2020. Their working life seemed, however, to be worse than usual. |
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