Work from home during the COVID-19 outbreak: The impact on employees' remote work productivity, engagement, and stress
T Galanti, G Guidetti, E Mazzei, S Zappalà… - … of occupational and …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2021•journals.lww.com
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic made working from home (WFH) the new way of
working. This study investigates the impact that family-work conflict, social isolation,
distracting environment, job autonomy, and self-leadership have on employees' productivity,
work engagement, and stress experienced when WFH during the pandemic. Methods: This
cross-sectional study analyzed data collected through an online questionnaire completed by
209 employees WFH during the pandemic. The assumptions were tested using hierarchical …
working. This study investigates the impact that family-work conflict, social isolation,
distracting environment, job autonomy, and self-leadership have on employees' productivity,
work engagement, and stress experienced when WFH during the pandemic. Methods: This
cross-sectional study analyzed data collected through an online questionnaire completed by
209 employees WFH during the pandemic. The assumptions were tested using hierarchical …
Abstract
Objective:
The COVID-19 pandemic made working from home (WFH) the new way of working. This study investigates the impact that family-work conflict, social isolation, distracting environment, job autonomy, and self-leadership have on employees’ productivity, work engagement, and stress experienced when WFH during the pandemic.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study analyzed data collected through an online questionnaire completed by 209 employees WFH during the pandemic. The assumptions were tested using hierarchical linear regression.
Results:
Employees’ family-work conflict and social isolation were negatively related, while self-leadership and autonomy were positively related, to WFH productivity and WFH engagement. Family-work conflict and social isolation were negatively related to WFH stress, which was not affected by autonomy and self-leadership.
Conclusion:
Individual-and work-related aspects both hinder and facilitate WFH during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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