Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia.
School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 9;20(4):3046. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20043046.
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a rapid public health response, which included mandatory working from home (WFH) for many employees. However, given the rapid change from traditional ways of working, evidence is limited on the role of leaders, managers, and supervisors in supporting their employees' physical and mental health whilst WFH. The study aimed to examine the impact of leaders through their management of psychosocial working conditions on employees' stress and musculoskeletal pain (MSP) levels whilst WFH.
Data from 965 participants (230 males, 729 females, 6 other) involved in the Employees Working from Home (EWFH) study, collected in October 2020, and April and November 2021, were analysed. Generalised mixed-effect models were used to test relationships between psychosocial leadership factors and employees' stress and MSP levels.
Higher quantitative demands are associated with increased stress (B: 0.289, 95%CI 0.245, 0.333), presence of MSP (OR: 2.397, 95%CI 1.809, 3.177), and increased MSP levels (RR: 1.09, 95%CI 1.04, 1.14). Higher levels of vertical trust decreased stress (B: -0.094, 95%CI -0.135, -0.052) and presence of MSP (OR: 0.729, 95%CI 0.557, 0.954). Role clarity decreased stress (B: -0.055, 95%CI -0.104, -0.007) and levels of MSP (RR: 0.93, 95%CI 0.89, 0.96). Working with interruptions was associated with increased stress (B: 0.199, 95%CI 0.119, 0.280) and MSP (OR: 1.834, 95%CI 1.094, 3.072).
Leaders will need to take a broad view of job design, taking into account physical and psychosocial aspects of work, to effectively support employees WFH and manage stress and MSP.
研究通过管理心理社会工作条件来检验领导者对员工工作相关压力和肌肉骨骼疼痛（MSP）水平的影响。
使用广义混合效应模型检验心理社会领导因素与员工工作相关压力和 MSP 水平之间的关系。
较高的量化需求与压力增加（B：0.289，95%CI 0.245，0.333）、存在 MSP（OR：2.397，95%CI 1.809，3.177）和 MSP 水平增加（RR：1.09，95%CI 1.04，1.14）有关。较高的垂直信任度降低了压力（B：-0.094，95%CI -0.135，-0.052）和 MSP 的存在（OR：0.729，95%CI 0.557，0.954）。角色清晰度降低了压力（B：-0.055，95%CI -0.104，-0.007）和 MSP 水平（RR：0.93，95%CI 0.89，0.96）。工作中存在中断与压力增加（B：0.199，95%CI 0.119，0.280）和 MSP（OR：1.834，95%CI 1.094，3.072）有关。
领导者需要从更广泛的角度考虑工作设计，将工作的身体和心理社会方面纳入考虑，以有效地支持员工在家工作，并管理压力和 MSP。
