Mahmud Md Shahed, Rahman Md Mahbubar, Masud-Ul-Hasan Md, Islam Md Azharul
Department of Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, Bangladesh.
Department of Marketing, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Heliyon. 2021 Mar 8;7(3):e06346. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06346. eCollection 2021 Mar.
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 different forms of anxiety disorder have been seen in the mindset of people all around the world. This study aims to examine a structural relationship between 'COVID-19 phobia' and career anxiety among the workforce from the perspective of a developing country. This study collected survey data using a structured questionnaire by applying the scales of 'COVID-19 Phobia' and career anxiety. Study results reveal that the factors of the 'COVID-19 phobia' have a substantial influence on generating career-related anxiety among the workforce. Study results can play a vital role for the policymakers to formulate long-term policies to retrieve the world's economy. This study combined the concept of specific phobia and general anxiety disorder (GAD) to figure out how the global pandemic impacted peoples' mindsets and create career anxiety. The study results have theoretical and practical implications in many folds.
由于新冠疫情的爆发，世界各地人们的思维中出现了不同形式的焦虑症。本研究旨在从一个发展中国家的视角，考察“新冠恐惧症”与劳动力职业焦虑之间的结构关系。本研究通过应用“新冠恐惧症”量表和职业焦虑量表，使用结构化问卷收集调查数据。研究结果表明，“新冠恐惧症”因素对劳动力中产生与职业相关的焦虑有重大影响。研究结果可为政策制定者制定恢复世界经济的长期政策发挥至关重要的作用。本研究结合了特定恐惧症和广泛性焦虑症（GAD）的概念，以弄清楚全球大流行如何影响人们心态并引发职业焦虑。研究结果在多方面具有理论和实践意义。
