Does Telework Stress Employees Out? A Study on Working at Home and Subjective Well-Being for Wage/Salary Workers

Song, Younghwan; Gao, Jia

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3301758

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“…Anderson et al (2015) examined the emotional impacts of remote working, in the course of which he discovered that employees experience more work-related positive emotions and less negative emotions in remote working compared to working at their regular place of work. On the other hand, Mann and Holdsworth (2003) as well as Song and Gao (2020) found increased levels of negative emotions and discomfort in relation to working from home.…”

Section: Psychosocial Connotations Of Remote Workingmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…, 2015), while others measured a higher stress level, which they explain with the employees' increased desire to prove themselves and the coexistence of household-related tasks and work, in addition to said higher levels of autonomy (Tietze and Musson, 2005; Sardeshmukh et al. , 2012; Song and Gao, 2020). Grant et al.…”

Section: Review Of Literaturementioning

confidence: 97%

“…The studies targeting links between teleworking and stress show inconsistencies. Some researchers found a lower level of stress, mainly explained by the reduction of interruptions (Anderson et al, 2015), while others measured a higher stress level, which they explain with the employees' increased desire to prove themselves and the coexistence of household-related tasks and work, in addition to said higher levels of autonomy (Tietze and Musson, 2005;Sardeshmukh et al, 2012;Song and Gao, 2020). Grant et al (2013) and Kossek et al (2006) highlight teleworkers' tendency to overwork as many times the work time frame cannot be observed in the course of working from the employee's home.…”

Section: Psychosocial Connotations Of Remote Workingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring differences in the subjective well-being of teleworkers prior to and during the pandemic

Pataki-Bittó

Kun

2022

IJWHM

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PurposeThis study aims to find out the differences in the employee well-being of teleworkers in Hungary prior to and during the pandemic restrictions and explores whether the differences stem from (1) the presence of children or (2) the changes in the telework situation (freely chosen or forced by pandemic restrictions).Design/methodology/approachAs the first step of this study of office workers, the authors created a “one working day” measure within the conceptual framework of positive psychology that is suitable for comparing the well-being factors experienced in various work environments. The survey was completed by two independent samples: 52 office workers regarding home office before the appearance of the virus in Europe (Phase 1) and 152 office workers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hungary (Phase 2).Findings This research reveals that teleworking during the pandemic has increased irritability and tension for all teleworkers, but the stress levels, the overall subjective well-being and the level of engagement were significantly affected only in the case of those teleworkers who raise small children. Despite the overlapping responsibilities of parents, their work-related sense of accomplishment did not change during the COVID-19 lockdown. The forced home office setup may, however, entail the strengthening of co-worker relationships in the online space.Originality/valueBy understanding the relationship between well-being predictors and the changes in the situation of remote working, the results may help develop intervention programs to promote employee well-being in challenging times.

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Section: Psychosocial Connotations Of Remote Workingmentioning

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Section: Review Of Literaturementioning

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Section: Psychosocial Connotations Of Remote Workingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Exploring differences in the subjective well-being of teleworkers prior to and during the pandemic

Pataki-Bittó

Kun

2022

IJWHM

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“…Employers and employees reported a range of positive and negative outcomes related to WFH during the pandemic. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, several studies also found mixed impacts on employees' health and wellbeing 8,[24][25][26] . In many ways, mixed responses are not surprising given the diversity in home environments in which employees are attempting to work 27) .…”

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Strategies to manage working from home during the pandemic: the employee experience

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“…In a cross-sectional study that Song et al conducted on 3962 people by surveying the peace of telecommuters, the results show that working at home on weekdays is less happy than at work. It is associated with more stress on weekdays or holidays [15] .…”

Section: The Effect Of Telecommuting On Stressmentioning

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A Review on the Impact of Telecommuting on Personal and Professional Life

Tavileh

Gharagozlou

Kazemi

2022

IJMPP

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Aims: Telecommuting effects on various aspects of personal and professional life, such as productivity, work-life balance, performance, quality of life and job satisfaction. Due to limited knowledge regarding these impacts, the present study was conducted to review the evidences to conclude the overall effects of telework on personal and professional life of individuals who telework. Method and Materials: In this study key search was done between 2000 and 2021 in databases of science direct, web of science, pubMed, scopus, magiran and google scholar. Keywords were telecommuting, teleworking, productivity, job satisfaction, work-life balance, work-life conflict, stress and performance. Findings: This study showed telecommuting can have positive and negative effects on various aspects of personal and professional life, such as productivity, job satisfaction, work-life balance, and quality of work performance, work-life conflict and stress. Type of organization, community, family and the telecommuter himself were various influential factors in this regard. Conclusion: Due to the importance of the organizational productivity, family and community progress, and the telecommuter himself satisfaction, more attention should be paid to these factors during Covid -19 prevalence.It is also recommended to conduct more studies on the effects of telecommuting on personal and professional life.

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Does Telework Stress Employees Out? A Study on Working at Home and Subjective Well-Being for Wage/Salary Workers

Cited by 36 publications

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Exploring differences in the subjective well-being of teleworkers prior to and during the pandemic

Exploring differences in the subjective well-being of teleworkers prior to and during the pandemic

Strategies to manage working from home during the pandemic: the employee experience

A Review on the Impact of Telecommuting on Personal and Professional Life

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