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The Relationship between Occupational Stress, Mental Health and COVID-19-Related Stress: Mediation Analysis Results

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  • Giulia Foti

    (Business@Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy
    Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy)

  • Giorgia Bondanini

    (Business@Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy
    Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy)

  • Georgia Libera Finstad

    (Business@Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy
    Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy)

  • Federico Alessio

    (Business@Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy
    Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy)

  • Gabriele Giorgi

    (Business@Health Laboratory, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy
    Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic led to serious psychological consequences that negatively affect workers’ mental health, leading to post-traumatic symptoms. In this scenario, employees may be exposed to multiple stressors that ultimately drain their resources. Drawing on the Conservation of Resources Theory (COR) and the stress–strain perspective, we analyzed the relationship between different dimensions of work-related stress and psychological distress in a sample of 294 workers in the industrial sector. Specifically, we hypothesized a series of mediation models in which the dimensions of work-related stress are associated with a lower level of mental health directly and indirectly through higher levels of COVID-19-related post-traumatic symptoms. The results partially support the hypotheses, showing that COVID-19-related trauma plays a mediating role between the stress experienced and the resulting decrease in mental health, except in the case of job control and colleague support. These results will hopefully offer insights into possible organizational interventions for the promotion of workers’ well-being in the postpandemic setting.

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  • Giulia Foti & Giorgia Bondanini & Georgia Libera Finstad & Federico Alessio & Gabriele Giorgi, 2023. "The Relationship between Occupational Stress, Mental Health and COVID-19-Related Stress: Mediation Analysis Results," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-13, April.
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