Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived stress levels of employees working in private organizations during lockdown

IF 4.1 Q1 HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Avicenna Pub Date : 2021-10-10 DOI:10.5339/avi.2021.7
A. Maqsood, J. Saleem, Muhammad Salman Butt, Ruhma Shahzad, Raja Zubair, M. Ishaq
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Abstract

Background Worldwide, office employees have experienced two novel phenomena during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown: working from home and reductions in their salaries. These phenomena have majorly impacted the lives of individuals as well as their families. The present study aims to measure the perceived stress levels among employees during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Pakistan. Methodology A cross-sectional approach was used to collect data from a sample of 385 employees working in three different IT-oriented private organizations. A semi-structured, Likert-scale questionnaire was used, containing the 10-item inventory from the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). A sociodemographic profile, working parameters, and frequency of PSS inventory were presented in the descriptive analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was made to compare the stress levels of the two groups resulting from their workloads and reductions in salary. Results An elevated perceived stress level (50.9%) was observed among the employees, showing a significant relationship with salary reduction and home work engagement (p<0.005). A strong negative correlation was observed (-0.860) for the salary reduction with PSS. Conclusion Working from home and reductions in salary caused increased perceived stress levels of the employees working in private organizations. Salary reductions proved to be a strong stressor, causing economic disruption and inability to cope with financial burdens during the COVID-19 pandemic.
新冠肺炎大流行对封锁期间在私人组织工作的员工感知压力水平的影响
在全球范围内,办公室员工在COVID-19大流行和封锁期间经历了两种新现象:在家工作和减薪。这些现象严重影响了个人及其家庭的生活。本研究旨在测量巴基斯坦COVID-19大流行封锁期间员工的感知压力水平。方法采用横断面方法从三个不同的it导向的私营组织工作的385名员工样本中收集数据。采用半结构化的李克特量表问卷,其中包含来自感知压力量表(PSS)的10个项目清单。描述性分析提供了社会人口统计资料、工作参数和PSS调查频率。通过二元logistic回归分析,比较了两组因工作量和减薪而产生的压力水平。结果员工感知压力水平升高(50.9%),与减薪和家庭工作投入显著相关(p<0.005)。工资减少与PSS呈负相关(-0.860)。结论:在家办公和工资减少导致私营企业员工的压力水平增加。事实证明,减薪是一个强大的压力源,在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间造成经济中断和无法应对财务负担。
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