Examining associations between remote work and anxiety and depression: a longitudinal survey study in Israel.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Accumulating evidence points at increases in mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been attributed, among other things, to social distancing policies, such as the shift to remote work from home (henceforth: remote work). The current study examines whether changes during the COVID-19 pandemic in working environments from on-site to remote work (or vice versa) are associated with changes in anxiety and depressive symptoms among Israeli employees with different demographic characteristics.

Methods

We administered three consecutive online surveys between January and November 2021 among 2389 Israelis who work. We conducted panel regression models with individual fixed effects using anxiety and depressive symptoms as outcomes and remote work a

SUBMITTER: Moran MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11816977 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature