Aye Lwin M, Tan Jeremy Ern Hwei, Ramasamy Shamala
Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
School of Postgraduate Studies, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
J Public Health Afr. 2024 Aug 31;15(1):562. doi: 10.4102/jphia.v15i1.562. eCollection 2024.
Following the implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, academicians from the universities in Malaysia needed to ensure that the quality-of-service delivery to the stakeholders is undisturbed by adopting new challenging norms. This compromises the work-life balance (WLB), causes more stress and potentially affects their quality of life (QoL).
This study investigates how perceived stress (PS) impacts the QoL of Malaysian academicians during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on the mediating role of WLB.
Academics working in Malaysia during COVID-19 pandemic.
A cross-sectional study, using a voluntary response sampling method, was conducted among 417 academicians from universities in Malaysia in September 2021. A self-reported online questionnaire, measuring PS, WLB and QoL, was distributed.
The QoL scored a mean of 50 (standard deviation [s.d.] = 9.84), PS scored a mean of 24.26 (s.d. = 8.19) and WLB had a mean score of 51.12 (s.d. = 18.73). Work-life balance was a significant mediator of PS and QoL (β = -0.43, 95% confidence interval [CI] = -0.52 to -0.35, = 0.0001). Perceived stress was a significant predictor of WLB (β = 1.62, = 0.0001).
Institutions should consider implementing flexible working arrangements, and providing workshops on crisis management, time management, and resilience. Stress coping methods are recommended for enhancing WLB among academicians.
This study contributes to the pool of evidence to support intervention strategies and policy recommendations aimed to enhance well-being.
在2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间实施行动管制令（MCO）之后，马来西亚各大学的学者需要通过采用新的具有挑战性的规范来确保向利益相关者提供的服务质量不受干扰。这损害了工作与生活的平衡（WLB），导致更多压力，并可能影响他们的生活质量（QoL）。
本研究调查在COVID-19大流行期间，感知压力（PS）如何影响马来西亚学者的生活质量，重点关注工作与生活平衡的中介作用。
COVID-19大流行期间在马来西亚工作的学者。
2021年9月，对马来西亚各大学的417名学者进行了一项横断面研究，采用自愿应答抽样方法。分发了一份自我报告的在线问卷，用于测量感知压力、工作与生活平衡和生活质量。
生活质量的平均得分为50（标准差[s.d.] = 9.84），感知压力的平均得分为24.26（s.d. = 8.19），工作与生活平衡的平均得分为51.12（s.d. = 18.73）。工作与生活平衡是感知压力和生活质量的重要中介因素（β = -0.43，95%置信区间[CI] = -0.52至-0.35，P = 0.0001）。感知压力是工作与生活平衡的重要预测因素（β = 1.62，P = 0.0001）。
机构应考虑实施灵活的工作安排，并提供有关危机管理、时间管理和适应力的工作坊。建议采用压力应对方法来改善学者的工作与生活平衡。
本研究为支持旨在提高幸福感的干预策略和政策建议的证据库做出了贡献。
