Work engagement and sense of coherence as predictors of psychological distress during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between sense of coherence, work engagement, and work environment variables as predictors of the level of psychological distress during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chile.

Methods

Cross-sectional descriptive study collected between April 22 and December 16, 2020, using non-probabilistic snowball sampling. The study variables and instruments were socio-demographic variables, work engagement (UWES-9 scale), sense of coherence (Antonovsky SOC-13 scale), and psychological distress (GHQ-12 scale). Multivariate analysis and binary logistic regression were performed including the scores of the three questionnaires and other variables such as effectiveness, safety, stress, health perception, and sex. Fin

SUBMITTER: Gomez-Salgado J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11128991 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature