Mockaitis, Audra I. and Butler, Christina L. and Ojo, Adegboyega
(2022)
COVID-19 pandemic disruptions to working lives: A multilevel examination of impacts across career stages.
Journal of Vocational Behavior, 138 (103768).
pp. 1-16.
ISSN 0001-8791
Abstract
Since early 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted societies worldwide. As we moved from
expecting the closure of society to be a short-term one to experiencing it as a longer-term phenomenon, we lacked understanding about how the pandemic has affected the working lives and
wellbeing of employees in different life and career stages. Drawing from lifespan development
approaches and Job Demands-Resources (JD-R), we considered the effect this profound disruption
had on stress, burnout, and job satisfaction across career stages over time. We took a multi-level
approach to the analysis of three waves of data. Disruptions were a predictor of stress and
negatively affected disengagement and job satisfaction over time. We found differences in the
ways in which people in different career stages reacted to these disruptions and adjusted over
time. Job autonomy positively influenced wellbeing over time, however perceived organizational
support contributed to growth in burnout disengagement and exhaustion and lower job satisfaction over time. We discuss the implications of our findings for workplaces managing in the
aftermath of external shocks going forward.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
Career stages;
COVID-19 disruptions;
Burnout;
Stress;
Job satisfaction;
Job demands and resources; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: |
18187 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103768 |
| Depositing User: |
Audra Mockaitis
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| Date Deposited: |
20 Feb 2024 14:56 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Vocational Behavior |
| Publisher: |
Elsevier |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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