Determinants of workers' well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak: An exploratory study

Guido Alessandri; Lorenzo Filosa; Sabine Sonnentag; Giuseppe Crea; Laura Borgnogni; Lorenzo Avanzi; Luigi Cinque; Elisabetta Crocetti

doi:10.1007/s12144-021-02408-w

Determinants of workers' well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak: An exploratory study

Curr Psychol. 2023;42(10):8595-8614. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02408-w. Epub 2021 Oct 22.

Authors

Guido Alessandri¹, Lorenzo Filosa¹, Sabine Sonnentag², Giuseppe Crea³, Laura Borgnogni¹, Lorenzo Avanzi⁴, Luigi Cinque¹, Elisabetta Crocetti⁵

Affiliations

¹ Rome, Italy Department of Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome.
² Mannheim, Germany School of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim.
³ Rome, Italy Department of Psychology, Salesian Pontifical University.
⁴ Trento, Italy Department of Psychology and Cognitive Science, University of Trento.
⁵ Bologna, Italy Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna.

Abstract

Inspired by the Conservation of Resource theory (Hobfoll, 1989), this study investigated the role of a broad set of personal vulnerabilities, social, and work-related stressors and resources as predictors of workers' well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak. Participants were 594 workers in Italy. Results showed that personality predispostions, such as positivity, neuroticism and conscientiousness as well as key aspects of the individuals' relationship with their work (such as job insecurity, type of employment contract or trust in the organization) emerged as factors promoting (or hampering) workers' adjustment during the COVID -19 outbreak. Interactions between stressors and resources were also found and discussed.

Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-021-02408-w.

Keywords: COVID-19; Resources; Stressors; Well-being; Workers.