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Long COVID-19, Work and Health
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Long COVID-19, Work and Health

A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760). This special issue belongs to the section "Work, Employment and the Labor Market".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 5610

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Dr. Emanuela Ingusci

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Department of History, Society and Human Studies, University of Salento, Via di Valesio Angolo Viale San Nicola, 73100 Lecce, Italy
Interests: work and organizational psychology
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Dear Colleagues,

The health emergency period defined new boundaries and promoted substantial changes in everyday life. It also led employees and companies to rethink and redesign work and its meaning, subsequently affecting people's quality of life and the professional one. All these structural aspects induced employees to cope with a new normality by facing new challenges. Whereas, in the past, diversity in HRM was considered as a separate part of HRM, the current scenario redefines it as a crucial resource to increase the empowerment and know-how of the company. Today, human capital diversity is gaining acceptance as a regular evolution of mankind, a "new normal" in a post-human capital framework. Diversity management in the global current economy can deeply impact the workplace, affecting productivity and well-being. The current organizational environments are rapidly becoming multifaceted and, therefore, much more challenging to manage, as they are shaped by new ways of working, increased use of ICT, involvement of different categories of workers (disability, cross-cultural, age), and new emerging professions resulting from the change in the labor market. Such transformations require new proactive behaviors to cope with the demanding requirements that occur in the workplace. According to this approach, coping strategies, job and life crafting, organizational programmers, and learning actions can lead to positive outcomes and improved well-being at work for all types of workers.

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Dr. Emanuela Ingusci
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Keywords

  • diversity management
  • workplace healthy
  • long COVID-19
  • job crafting
  • age
  • gender
  • disability
  • well-being

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The Effect of Perceptions of Professional Competence of Preschool Teachers on Their Professional Burnout During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Yağmur Kunduracı, Asude Balaban Dağal and Oya Ramazan
Soc. Sci. 2025, 14(2), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci14020066 - 27 Jan 2025
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The aim of the research was to examine the effect of preschool teachers’ perception of professional competence on their professional burnout in Türkiye. A total of 157 teachers composed the study group. In this research, The Burnout Measure, Short Version, Teacher Professional Competence [...] Read more.
The aim of the research was to examine the effect of preschool teachers’ perception of professional competence on their professional burnout in Türkiye. A total of 157 teachers composed the study group. In this research, The Burnout Measure, Short Version, Teacher Professional Competence Scale and Personal Information Form prepared by the researchers were used as data collection tools. According to the regression results, the sub-dimensions of teachers’ professional competence, managing teaching and learning processes, and personal and professional development negatively affected the level of professional burnout. The findings indicate that teachers with a bachelor’s or postgraduate degree were less burned out compared to those who graduated from high school or associate’s degree programs. Teachers who graduated from a preschool education departments were less burned out compared to those from child development or other departments. Teachers working in public schools were more burned out compared to those working in private schools. Teachers aged 31 and above scored higher in the sub-dimension of planning education and educating. Additionally, it was observed that teachers working in private schools perceived higher competency levels in overall professional competence as well as in the sub-dimensions of subject matter knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, legislative knowledge, managing teaching and learning processes, and assessment and evaluation compared to teachers working in public schools. As a result, undergraduate and graduate preschool teachers in Türkiye usually work in public schools. These teachers may have higher expectations from themselves. Not being able to meet their expectations during the pandemic may have caused these teachers to feel more burnout. In this case, it would be appropriate to provide these teachers with appropriate environments and adequate psychological support. Full article
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A Flight Path to Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Continuous Learning between Burnout and Work Performance in Aviation Professionals
by Cataldo Giuliano Gemmano, Maria Luisa Giancaspro, Sara Galiotto and Amelia Manuti
Soc. Sci. 2024, 13(10), 513; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci13100513 - 28 Sep 2024
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The profession of airline pilots is characterized by high levels of stress and a significant risk of burnout. The health emergency period has exacerbated these challenges to health and well-being, with long COVID adding further strain to aviation professionals even in the post-pandemic [...] Read more.
The profession of airline pilots is characterized by high levels of stress and a significant risk of burnout. The health emergency period has exacerbated these challenges to health and well-being, with long COVID adding further strain to aviation professionals even in the post-pandemic scenario. In this context, it is essential to promote positive organizational behaviors to reconcile individual well-being with work performance. This study aimed to explore the mechanisms linking burnout to work performance behaviors (i.e., proficiency, adaptivity, and proactivity) among pilots, hypothesizing the mediating role of continuous learning behaviors. Based on the Conservation of Resources theory, we posited that burnout depletes pilots’ resources, thereby hindering continuous learning and reducing performance behaviors. Moreover, this study examined the work-related stress factors that could affect burnout and the consequences of performance behaviors on actual performance measured by a flight simulator. Data were collected from 123 pilots through an online survey and analyzed using path analysis. The results revealed that continuous learning mediated the relationship between burnout and work performance behaviors. Furthermore, work-related stress factors were significantly related to burnout, and work performance behaviors were linked to flight simulator performance. Our findings underscored the critical role of continuous learning in explaining the adverse effects of burnout on performance. These insights could inform targeted interventions to promote continuous learning and stress management among aviation professionals, ensuring sustained performance and well-being in the long term. Full article
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The Role of Personal Resources in Buffering College Student Technostress during the Pandemic: A Study Using an Italian Sample
by Emanuela Ingusci, Enrico Ciavolino, Fulvio Signore, Margherita Zito, Vincenzo Russo and Chiara Ghislieri
Soc. Sci. 2023, 12(9), 484; https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12090484 - 30 Aug 2023
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Given the upheavals that characterize the world of higher education and the recent literature on the subject, the examination of what can improve student well-being has become critical. The JD-R model, originally developed to explain the implementation of motivational processes and the simultaneous [...] Read more.
Given the upheavals that characterize the world of higher education and the recent literature on the subject, the examination of what can improve student well-being has become critical. The JD-R model, originally developed to explain the implementation of motivational processes and the simultaneous unfolding of mechanisms that impact health, is used to contextualize the processes that occur in higher education systems. Objective. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of personal resources such as optimism and self-efficacy in increasing academic engagement and as protective factors against technostress. Method. A SEM model was implemented using MPLUS 7 and Jamovi on a sample of 421 university Italian students. They completed an online self-report questionnaire during the height of COVID-19 (May–November 2021) while taking online courses and were predominantly female (64.4%) and full-time academic students (87.6%) with a mean age of 24.6 years. Direct and indirect effects were estimated, accounting for the mediating role of academic engagement. Results. The results indicate that both self-efficacy and optimism have direct and negative effects on technostress. Self-efficacy, in turn, significantly increases academic engagement, whereas optimism has no effect on it. Finally, academic engagement appears to reduce the impact of technostress on the lives of students involved in the study, confirming its mediating role in reducing technostress. Conclusions. This study provides numerous important clues and insights into improving academic performance and well-being, as the use of personal resources can have important implications for avoiding the negative consequences of technology. Full article
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