How Does Gender and Work Location Impact Perceived Worker Stress During COVID-19? Findings from King County, WA

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• Personal Author:
  Baker MG ; Beckman KL ; Monsey LM
• Description:
  Using an online survey, we explored workplace determinants of perceived stress during COVID-19 in n = 2910 county government workers, and differences in perceived stress by gender and work arrangement (work from home v. do not work from home). We explored relationships with descriptive statistics and linear regression. Access to health and safety resources, increased workplace safety climate, support for work-life balance, and increased access to sick leave were related to lower stress; dependent care stress and female gender were related to higher stress. Among those working from home, higher stress related to an increase in workload and erosion of work/life boundaries. Findings show how the workplace impacts stress, differential determinants by gender/work arrangement, and areas to intervene to improve employee health and well-being. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Sex Characteristics Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: COVID-19 COVID-19 Female Workers Gender Factors Job Stress Mental Health Safety Climate Work-life Balance Worker Stress Work Experience Work From Home Workplace Determinants

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• ISSN:
  1555-5240
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  75-101
• Volume:
  38
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067764
• Citation:
  J Workplace Behav Health 2023 Jan; 38(1):75-101
• Contact Point Address:
  Marissa G. Baker, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
• Email:
  bakermg@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Workplace Behavioral Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:96049c7d9e07571caa035ebb07d90c316b3956761fc049daef0828a7aa238f6756ee9448babd779096105fe3ed92fb904c3829f33a2c98c1136dc188a070f460
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230024/cdc_230024_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.46 MB ]