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Examining the changing nature of stress: stress of working from home during pandemic crisis

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship among social isolation, lack of facility provision, family commitment and work from home (WFH) job stress among academicians. Data were collected from 180 respondents who were academicians who worked from home during the period of movement con...

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Main Authors: Liew, Amanda Li Shiuen, Wong, Siew Chin, Lim, Chui Seong, Mohd Rasdi, Roziah
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Published: Sage Publications 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101356/
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09722629221104212?journalCode=visa
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1013562023-11-08T08:02:21Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101356/ Examining the changing nature of stress: stress of working from home during pandemic crisis Liew, Amanda Li Shiuen Wong, Siew Chin Lim, Chui Seong Mohd Rasdi, Roziah The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship among social isolation, lack of facility provision, family commitment and work from home (WFH) job stress among academicians. Data were collected from 180 respondents who were academicians who worked from home during the period of movement control order (MCO) owing to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the data collected. The results show that all predictors, namely social isolation, lack of facilities provision and family commitment are statistically correlated to WFH job stress. The empirical findings provide additional insights in order to improve the understanding of the existing model of stress and practical implications for academicians, educational institutions/schools and the government in order to reduce/address WFH job stress effectively. In addition, the study seeks to enhance awareness and destigmatize the mental health issues of academicians due to the changes in the nature of the job, which is important to help them to maintain a healthy well-being during the pandemic crisis. Sage Publications 2022-06-16 Article PeerReviewed Liew, Amanda Li Shiuen and Wong, Siew Chin and Lim, Chui Seong and Mohd Rasdi, Roziah (2022) Examining the changing nature of stress: stress of working from home during pandemic crisis. Vision. pp. 1-10. ISSN 0972-2629 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/09722629221104212?journalCode=visa 10.1177/097226292211042
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description The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship among social isolation, lack of facility provision, family commitment and work from home (WFH) job stress among academicians. Data were collected from 180 respondents who were academicians who worked from home during the period of movement control order (MCO) owing to the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse the data collected. The results show that all predictors, namely social isolation, lack of facilities provision and family commitment are statistically correlated to WFH job stress. The empirical findings provide additional insights in order to improve the understanding of the existing model of stress and practical implications for academicians, educational institutions/schools and the government in order to reduce/address WFH job stress effectively. In addition, the study seeks to enhance awareness and destigmatize the mental health issues of academicians due to the changes in the nature of the job, which is important to help them to maintain a healthy well-being during the pandemic crisis.
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author Liew, Amanda Li Shiuen
Wong, Siew Chin
Lim, Chui Seong
Mohd Rasdi, Roziah
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Wong, Siew Chin
Lim, Chui Seong
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Examining the changing nature of stress: stress of working from home during pandemic crisis
author_facet Liew, Amanda Li Shiuen
Wong, Siew Chin
Lim, Chui Seong
Mohd Rasdi, Roziah
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title Examining the changing nature of stress: stress of working from home during pandemic crisis
title_short Examining the changing nature of stress: stress of working from home during pandemic crisis
title_full Examining the changing nature of stress: stress of working from home during pandemic crisis
title_fullStr Examining the changing nature of stress: stress of working from home during pandemic crisis
title_full_unstemmed Examining the changing nature of stress: stress of working from home during pandemic crisis
title_sort examining the changing nature of stress: stress of working from home during pandemic crisis
publisher Sage Publications
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url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101356/
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