Does ‘COVID-19 phobia’ stimulate career anxiety?: Experience from a developing country

Mahmud, Md. Shahed; Rahman, M.M. Hafizur; Masud-Ul-Hasan, Md.; Islam, M. T.

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06346

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“…A situation such as the fear of COVID-19 poses the greatest threat to minds planning their future careers. The uncertain situation caused by the COVID-19 epidemic has directed the fears of the potential workforce to career anxiety and made it difficult to make a decision about the future ( Mahmud et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…Besides careers, COVID-19 pandemic has caused changes in many areas of life across the world. Millions of employees have faced the sudden and unexpected loss of their jobs, while many attempted to become accustomed to the “new normal” order within their working lives ( Autin et al, 2020 ; Mahmud et al, 2021 ). This situation has resulted in both economic and social fear, while this effect is predicted to continue for a long time ahead ( Spurk & Straub, 2020 ; Yetgin & Benligiray, 2019 ), for it will affect candidates seeking jobs or employees to maintain their current jobs, in addition to causing concerns about the existing and future workforce ( Mahmud et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…Besides, tourism and hospitality sector requires physical contact with customers ( Barbieri et al, 2020 , p. 569); therefore, employees have a high risk of being exposed to respiratory droplets, which are the main cause of COVID-19 infection ( Asefa et al, 2020 ; Rosemberg, 2020 ; Teng et al, 2020 ). The perceived risk of infection increases fear of the disease, making it harder for employees to concentrate on work, and causing severe psychological damage (Khan et al, 2020; Khattak et al, 2020 ; Mahmud et al, 2021 ; Puci et al, 2020 ; Tan et al, 2020 ; Taylor, 2019 ). Naturally, employees within the tourism sector most likely have serious concerns, because the risks of losing their jobs and being infected, are more likely for them ( Akkermans et al, 2020 ).…”

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Does COVID-19 pandemic trigger career anxiety in tourism students? Exploring the role of psychological resilience

Üngüren

Kaçmaz

2022

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education

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This study aims to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic affects career anxiety of tourism students, who are the potential future employees of tourism and hospitality industry. Data was collected using an online survey with 1097 undergraduate students in the field of tourism in Turkey. The results of the study revealed that perceived risk of infection and fear of COVID-19 significantly impact students' career anxiety, and fear of COVID-19 mediate the relationship between perceived infection risk and career anxiety. In addition, the results indicated that psychological resilience, which is an individual resource against difficulties, represents a factor that reduces career anxieties of students in the face of pandemic-related negative impacts. The findings contribute to the understanding of how pandemic diseases affect career anxiety in students, who are the future workforce of the tourism sector, and to determine the role of individual resources such as psychological resilience in this process.

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Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

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Does COVID-19 pandemic trigger career anxiety in tourism students? Exploring the role of psychological resilience

Üngüren

Kaçmaz

2022

Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education

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“…A particularly important contribution of this study is that it examined downstream healthcare utilization, by social conditions, after an ED visit or hospital admission for COVID-19. The lingering multi-organ sequelae of COVID-19 after the acute illness-sometimes called "long COVID"-are increasingly being recognized, and include adverse effects for cardiovascular health, mental health, and activities of daily living [52][53][54]. Hospital readmission and other health care utilization are common after acute COVID-19 [55,56].…”

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Socioeconomic variation in characteristics, outcomes, and healthcare utilization of COVID-19 patients in New York City

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Objectives There is limited evidence on how clinical outcomes differ by socioeconomic conditions among patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Most studies focused on COVID-19 patients from a single hospital. Results based on patients from multiple health systems have not been reported. The objective of this study is to examine variation in patient characteristics, outcomes, and healthcare utilization by neighborhood social conditions among COVID-19 patients. Methods We extracted electronic health record data for 23,300 community dwelling COVID-19 patients in New York City between March 1st and June 11th, 2020 from all care settings, including hospitalized patients, patients who presented to the emergency department without hospitalization, and patients with ambulatory visits only. Zip Code Tabulation Area—level social conditions were measured by the Social Deprivation Index (SDI). Using logistic regressions and Cox proportional-hazards models, we examined the association between SDI quintiles and hospitalization and death, controlling for race, ethnicity, and other patient characteristics. Results Among 23,300 community dwelling COVID-19 patients, 60.7% were from neighborhoods with disadvantaged social conditions (top SDI quintile), although these neighborhoods only account for 34% of overall population. Compared to socially advantaged patients (bottom SDI quintile), socially disadvantaged patients (top SDI quintile) were older (median age 55 vs. 53, P<0.001), more likely to be black (23.1% vs. 6.4%, P<0.001) or Hispanic (25.4% vs. 8.5%, P<0.001), and more likely to have chronic conditions (e.g., diabetes: 21.9% vs. 10.5%, P<0.001). Logistic and Cox regressions showed that patients with disadvantaged social conditions had higher risk for hospitalization (odds ratio: 1.68; 95% confidence interval [CI]: [1.46, 1.94]; P<0.001) and mortality (hazard ratio: 1.91; 95% CI: [1.35, 2.70]; P<0.001), adjusting for other patient characteristics. Conclusion Substantial socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes exist among COVID-19 patients in NYC. Disadvantaged neighborhood social conditions were associated with higher risk for hospitalization, severity of disease, and death.

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“…Pandemic of SARS-COV-2 virus started worldwide in 2020 which resulted in substantial changes in the lifestyle and risk perception of people because of prolonged lockdowns and restrictions as means of fighting this threat [17]. Fear and anxiety of COVID-19 causes psychological distress connected to career planning [18,19] or spending leisure time [20]. People with preexisting anxiety-related disorders could worsen their condition during COVID-19 pandemic [21].…”

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Anxiety level in context of chosen pro-health attitudes of male students during COVID-19 pandemic

2021

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Background and objective: Assessing the impact of different factors on anxiety level is a complex and challenging problem, especially during pandemic or similar life threatening situations. Stress can affect dietary and eating behaviors. The aim of this study is to extend knowledge concerning the relation between increased anxiety level during pandemic and attitude towards dietary and eating behaviors in the context of social situation and support of relatives and friends. This study was conducted in 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: State-Trait Anxiety Inventory alongside auxiliary questions about social relations and eating habits were asked to the male students from different universities and courses in Eastern Europe. To assess differences and dynamics of anxiety level, multiple regression models were used. Results: Multiple regression models between state anxiety level with context to the following factors: paying particular attention to one's diet, namely, the way of nutrition during severe anxiety felt during the pandemic and factors such as strong social support and type of university course was R = 0.41 (p = 0.00). For trait-anxiety the same model returned R = 0.39 (p = 0.00). Analysis of variance revealed that support of relatives is significant factor for state anxiety level, whereas this factor is insignificant for trait anxiety level. Conclusions: Models obtained from this study indicated that there are significant relations between anxiety level of male students and social support, which is expressed in the form of proper eating, therefore pro-health habits are revealed during elevated prolonged stress state such as COVID-19 pandemic.

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Does ‘COVID-19 phobia’ stimulate career anxiety?: Experience from a developing country

Cited by 26 publications

References 40 publications

Does COVID-19 pandemic trigger career anxiety in tourism students? Exploring the role of psychological resilience

Does COVID-19 pandemic trigger career anxiety in tourism students? Exploring the role of psychological resilience

Socioeconomic variation in characteristics, outcomes, and healthcare utilization of COVID-19 patients in New York City

Anxiety level in context of chosen pro-health attitudes of male students during COVID-19 pandemic

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