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Job satisfaction and challenges of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study in a Swedish academic setting.
- Source :
- Work; 2022, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p357-370, 14p, 1 Diagram, 4 Charts, 7 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic changed the academic world in various ways, and most universities are still closed and continue operating via teleworking. OBJECTIVE: This study is intended to investigate how university faculty/staff and students in Sweden have coped with the lockdown and working/studying from home during the pandemic. METHODS: A survey was conducted among 277 women and men working and studying at different universities in Sweden. RESULTS: The results indicate that most (61%) respondents were very or somewhat satisfied with the current work-from-home arrangement. Additionally, they indicate that, overall, almost 30% were working more than usual due to the pandemic and teleworking. The coping methods having the highest impact on overall job satisfaction were: "thinking about what I can do rather than what I can't do"; "being able to access medical resources and medical services if I need to seek help"; and "having trust in state or health authorities in my country." CONCLUSIONS: The study reveals that Sweden can serve as a good example of how university faculty/staff and students can address the occupational challenges caused by a health pandemic and possible subsequent quarantines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- WORK environment
HOME environment
COLLEGE students
COLLEGE teachers
AGE distribution
QUALITATIVE research
PEARSON correlation (Statistics)
JOB satisfaction
UNIVERSITIES & colleges
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHI-squared test
RESEARCH funding
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
DATA analysis software
COVID-19 pandemic
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10519815
- Volume :
- 71
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Work
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155332698
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-210442