Why increase in telework may have affected employee well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic? The role of work and non-work life domains.

ABSTRACT: Given that millions of employees switched to mandatory telework during COVID-19, and as teleworking practices are likely to continue, it is essential to understand the potential impact of mandatory and non-flexible teleworking practices on employee well-being. Drawing on Conservation of Resources theory, we find support for resource gains as increase in job control mediates the link between increases in teleworking and improvements in well-being (increases in work engagement and decreases in burnout and job boredom). Conversely, the findings indicate resource losses as loss of social support and higher work-non-work interference explain the deterioration in well-being for those whose teleworking increased since the COVID-19 outbreak. By coupling role depletion and role enrichment theories,

SUBMITTER: Kaltiainen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9878489 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature