Influences of COVID-19 Work-Related Fears and Anhedonia on Resilience of Workers in the Health Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Materials
2.3. Participants
2.4. Statistical Analyses
3. Results
3.1. Descriptive Statistics of Resilience, Anhedonia and COVID-19 Work-Related Fears in WHS at t1 and t2
3.2. Correlation between Resilience Anhedonia and COVID-19 Work-Related Fears at t1 and t2
3.3. Frontline WHS vs. Non-Frontline WHS at t1 and t2
3.4. Repeated Measure Analyses for a Subsample at t1 Compared to t2 (n = 186)
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Are the actual developments around the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic scaring you in any way? | Yes, I am fearing a potential economic crisis. |
Yes, I am worrying about my health. | |
Yes, I am worried about the health of my relatives. | |
Yes, I am fearing for my job. | |
Yes, for other reasons. | |
No |
t1 1 (df = 103) | ||||
Total Resilience 2 | Competence | Acceptance | ||
COVID-related fears | r sig. | 0.271 0.005 ** | 0.263 0.007 ** | 0.222 0.023 ** |
t2 1 (df = 1169) | ||||
Total Resilience 2 | Competence | Acceptance | ||
r sig. | −0.137 0.000 ** | −0.120 0.000 ** | −0.145 0.000 ** |
t1 1 (df = 103) | ||||
Total Resilience 2 | Competence | Acceptance | ||
SHAPS | r sig. | 0.536 0.000 ** | 0.517 0.000 ** | 0.443 0.000 ** |
t2 1 (df = 1169) | ||||
Total Resilience 2 | Competence | Acceptance | ||
r sig. | 0.374 0.000 ** | 0.371 0.000 ** | 0.315 0.000 ** |
SHAPS t1 | SHAPS t2 | RS13-Score t1 | RS13-Score t2 | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SHAPS t1 | r sig. N | 1 - 1362 | 0.529 1 0.000 187 | 0.365 1 0.000 1362 | 0.187 2 0.011 186 |
SHAPS t2 | r sig. N | - | 1 - 1138 | 0.216 1 0.003 187 | 0.363 1 0.000 1137 |
Total Resilience t1 | r sig. N | - | - | 1 - 1362 | 0.616 1 0.000 186 |
Total Resilience t2 | r sig. N | - | - | - | 1 - 1137 |
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Maget, A.; Lenger, M.; Bengesser, S.A.; Birner, A.; Fellendorf, F.T.; Fleischmann, E.; Lang, J.N.; Platzer, M.; Queissner, R.; Ratzenhofer, M.; et al. Influences of COVID-19 Work-Related Fears and Anhedonia on Resilience of Workers in the Health Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Soc. Sci. 2022, 11, 578. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11120578
Maget A, Lenger M, Bengesser SA, Birner A, Fellendorf FT, Fleischmann E, Lang JN, Platzer M, Queissner R, Ratzenhofer M, et al. Influences of COVID-19 Work-Related Fears and Anhedonia on Resilience of Workers in the Health Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Social Sciences. 2022; 11(12):578. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11120578
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaget, Alexander, Melanie Lenger, Susanne A. Bengesser, Armin Birner, Frederike T. Fellendorf, Eva Fleischmann, Jorgos N. Lang, Martina Platzer, Robert Queissner, Michaela Ratzenhofer, and et al. 2022. "Influences of COVID-19 Work-Related Fears and Anhedonia on Resilience of Workers in the Health Sector during the COVID-19 Pandemic" Social Sciences 11, no. 12: 578. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11120578