Coping Methods and Satisfaction with Working from Home in Academic Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Coping with Challenges of Working from Home
3.2. How Much Academics Worked during the COVID-19 Pandemic
3.3. Satisfaction with Working from Home
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Variable | Variable Value | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Gender | Man | 34% |
Woman | 66% | |
Age group | Younger than 35 years | 47% |
Between 35 and 49 years | 31% | |
50 years or older | 22% | |
Education level | University or equivalent | 96% |
High school or equivalent | 4% | |
Occupation | Employed | 64% |
Student | 36% | |
Civil status | Married | 46% |
Divorced | 3% | |
Engaged | 6% | |
Single | 35% | |
Other | 9% | |
Children in family | Yes | 64% |
No | 36% | |
Area of residence | Capital city | 22% |
Medium-large city (not capital) | 51% | |
Small town, close to large city | 19% | |
Small town, far from large city | 8% |
Coping Method | Social and Health Factor | Activity Factor | Public Health Trust Factor | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Social and Health Factor | I try to provide kindness and support to people around me | 0.719 | 0.154 | 0.086 |
I care for my mental and physical health | 0.678 | 0.117 | 0.116 | |
I make sure to have access to medical resources and health services if I need to seek health care | 0.652 | 0.002 | 0.306 | |
I have social contact with my family and friends through different social media | 0.594 | 0.231 | −0.279 | |
I believe we are in this together, and with solidarity we can find the best solutions for handling COVID-19 | 0.5 | 0.18 | 0.436 | |
I have social contact with my colleagues/classmates through different social media | 0.458 | 0.365 | −0.452 | |
Activity Factor | I give myself a news time limit for each day | −0.019 | 0.735 | 0.15 |
I make myself busy with my working day because it makes me feel useful | 0.213 | 0.693 | −0.104 | |
I think about what I can do, rather than what I cannot do | 0.393 | 0.473 | 0.055 | |
I read/collect information from public health authorities in my country or World Health Organization, and keep myself updated with public health news | 0.176 | 0.525 | 0.412 | |
Public Health Trust Factor | I trust state or local health authorities in my country | 0.148 | 0.065 | 0.727 |
I avoid recommendations that are not from public health authorities in my country, as well as misinformation in social media | 0.038 | 0.067 | 0.546 |
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Munobwa, J.S.; Ahmadi, F.; Zandi, S.; Davidsson, N.; Akhavan, S. Coping Methods and Satisfaction with Working from Home in Academic Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 12669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912669
Munobwa JS, Ahmadi F, Zandi S, Davidsson N, Akhavan S. Coping Methods and Satisfaction with Working from Home in Academic Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(19):12669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912669
Chicago/Turabian StyleMunobwa, Jimmy Stephen, Fereshteh Ahmadi, Saeid Zandi, Natalie Davidsson, and Sharareh Akhavan. 2022. "Coping Methods and Satisfaction with Working from Home in Academic Settings during the COVID-19 Pandemic" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 19: 12669. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912669