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. 2021 Jul 1;63(7):e426-e432.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002236.

Work From Home During the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Impact on Employees' Remote Work Productivity, Engagement, and Stress

Teresa Galanti  1 , Gloria Guidetti, Elisabetta Mazzei, Salvatore Zappalà, Ferdinando Toscano
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Work From Home During the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Impact on Employees' Remote Work Productivity, Engagement, and Stress

Teresa Galanti et al. J Occup Environ Med. .

Abstract

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic made working from home (WFH) the new way of working. This study investigates the impact that family-work conflict, social isolation, distracting environment, job autonomy, and self-leadership have on employees' productivity, work engagement, and stress experienced when WFH during the pandemic.

Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed data collected through an online questionnaire completed by 209 employees WFH during the pandemic. The assumptions were tested using hierarchical linear regression.

Results: Employees' family-work conflict and social isolation were negatively related, while self-leadership and autonomy were positively related, to WFH productivity and WFH engagement. Family-work conflict and social isolation were negatively related to WFH stress, which was not affected by autonomy and self-leadership.

Conclusion: Individual- and work-related aspects both hinder and facilitate WFH during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: nothing to declare.

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