The Impact of Working from Home on Mental Health
A Cross-Sectional Study of Canadian Worker’s Mental Health during the Third Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15513643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aidan Bodner (0000-0002-0176-733X, Simon Fraser University), Leo Ruhl (Simon Fraser University), Emily Barr (0000-0002-3578-3389, Simon Fraser University), Arti Shridhar (0000-0003-2831-8363, Simon Fraser University), Shayna Skakoon-Sparling (0000-0002-5021-6593, Toronto Metropolitan University), Kiffer G Card (0000-0001-6545-1249, Simon Fraser University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 18 |
| Pages | 11588-11588 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph191811588 |
| PMID | 36141855 |
| OpenAlex | W4296101622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 47 |
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a considerable expansion in the way work settings are structured, with a continuum emerging between working fully in-person and from home. The pandemic has also exacerbated many risk factors for poor mental health in the workplace, especially in public-facing jobs. Therefore, we sought to test the potential relationship between work setting and self-rated mental health. To do so, we modeled the association of work setting (only working from home, only in-person, hybrid) on self-rated mental health (Excellent/Very Good/Good vs. Fair/Poor) in an online survey of Canadian workers during the third wave of COVID-19. The mediating effects of vaccination, masking, and distancing were explored due to the potential effect of COVID-19-related stress on mental health among those working in-person. Among 1576 workers, most reported hybrid work (77.2%). Most also reported good self-rated mental health (80.7%). Exclusive work from home (aOR: 2.79, 95%CI: 1.90, 4.07) and exclusive in-person work (aOR: 2.79, 95%CI: 1.83, 4.26) were associated with poorer self-rated mental health than hybrid work. Vaccine status mediated only a small proportion of this relationship (7%), while masking and physical distancing were not mediators. We conclude that hybrid work arrangements were associated with positive self-rated mental health. Compliance with vaccination, masking, and distancing recommendations did not meaningfully mediate this relationship
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Cross-sectional study · Distancing · Masking (illustration · Mental health · Occupational safety and health · Pandemic · Psychiatry · Public health · Social distance · COVID-19 and Mental Health · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |