COVID-19: A comparative study on job- related affective wellbeing and psychological wellbeing among employees

Abstract

Job Affective Wellbeing is important for quality of life and job satisfaction for all individuals. It relates to all aspect from quality and environment of workplace, to how employees feel about their job or the work they are being assigned, the climate at work and work organization. Numerous industrial studies emphasized the role of psychological well-being in job performance and job satisfaction. Psychological Well-being is usually taken as a conviction of the overall effectiveness of an employee’s psychological functioning. The current research aims to measure the job affective wellbeing & psychological wellbeing of employees amidst corona virus pandemic. Standardized scales were used to measure psychological wellbeing and job affective wellbeing. Participants of the study were 60 employees of age range 25 to 40 years. Results of the study indicate that there is no significant difference between the job affective wellbeing and psychological wellbeing of employees during corona virus pandemic. The study has important implications like need of leisure time that must be given to employees in order for them to be in their own space for some-time which will help them work more effectively. Furthermore, employees should not be loaded with excessive work. This can help them cope up better with the demands of the present situation.