Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employees
COVID-19 has been impacting the physical, mental, and social well-being of employees worldwide. While psychological support is being offered to the frontline workers, other working populations are often neglected. Moreover, although several research papers about this topic are available internation...
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COVID-19 has been impacting the physical, mental, and social well-being of employees worldwide. While psychological support is being offered to the frontline workers, other working populations are often neglected. Moreover, although several research papers about this topic are available internationally, no independent study on this subject has yet been conducted among workers in the Middle East. The main objective of this research is to study the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on employees in the Sultanate of Oman. Primary data was collected from 97 employees using snowball and convenience sampling techniques and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square analyses along with post-hoc tests. Findings indicated that various workplace, family, and health-related issues arising out of COVID-19 have significantly impacted the psychosocial condition of workers. Non-payment of bonuses had a high impact on non-managerial cadres. Increased medical expenses for family members had a high impact on those in the younger age group. We recommend that the psychosocial condition of workers is recognized as clinically relevant, and that psychosocial support be made available to all workers. The theoretical implications of this research are related to the cognitive theory of anxiety and attribution theory, while practical implications include the impact of COVID-19 on the psychosocial condition of workers. This research is relevant to the Asian as well as global scenarios, as the COVID-19 situation has affected workers alike, worldwide.
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| spelling | doaj-art-e47c84b039ad4df5a32519dcab289a2d2024-12-29T23:52:59ZengACHSMAsia Pacific Journal of Health Management1833-38182204-31362024-12-0119310.24083/apjhm.v19i3.2439Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on EmployeesNivedita Ram0Venkat Ram Raj Thumiki1Nishad Nawaz2Modern College of Business and Science, Muscat, Sultanate of OmanModern College of Business and Science, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.Department of Business Management, College of Business Admnistration, Kingdom University, Bahrain. COVID-19 has been impacting the physical, mental, and social well-being of employees worldwide. While psychological support is being offered to the frontline workers, other working populations are often neglected. Moreover, although several research papers about this topic are available internationally, no independent study on this subject has yet been conducted among workers in the Middle East. The main objective of this research is to study the psychosocial impact of COVID-19 on employees in the Sultanate of Oman. Primary data was collected from 97 employees using snowball and convenience sampling techniques and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square analyses along with post-hoc tests. Findings indicated that various workplace, family, and health-related issues arising out of COVID-19 have significantly impacted the psychosocial condition of workers. Non-payment of bonuses had a high impact on non-managerial cadres. Increased medical expenses for family members had a high impact on those in the younger age group. We recommend that the psychosocial condition of workers is recognized as clinically relevant, and that psychosocial support be made available to all workers. The theoretical implications of this research are related to the cognitive theory of anxiety and attribution theory, while practical implications include the impact of COVID-19 on the psychosocial condition of workers. This research is relevant to the Asian as well as global scenarios, as the COVID-19 situation has affected workers alike, worldwide. https://journal.achsm.org.au/index.php/achsm/article/view/2439Psychosocial impact;Occupational health;Worker well-being;Mental health;COVID-19;Pandemic; |
| spellingShingle | Nivedita Ram Venkat Ram Raj Thumiki Nishad Nawaz Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employees Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management Psychosocial impact; Occupational health; Worker well-being; Mental health; COVID-19; Pandemic; |
| title | Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employees |
| title_full | Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employees |
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| title_short | Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employees |
| title_sort | psychosocial impact of the covid 19 pandemic on employees |
| topic | Psychosocial impact; Occupational health; Worker well-being; Mental health; COVID-19; Pandemic; |
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