COVID-19-Related Job Demands and Resources, Organizational Support, and Employee Well-Being: A Study of Two Nordic Countries

Johanna Lilja, Silje Fladmark, Sanna Nuutinen, Laura Bordi, Riitta-Liisa Larjovuori, Siw Tone Innstrand, Marit Christensen and Kirsi Heikkilä-Tammi
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Johanna Lilja: Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
Silje Fladmark: Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Sanna Nuutinen: Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
Laura Bordi: Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
Riitta-Liisa Larjovuori: Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland
Siw Tone Innstrand: Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Marit Christensen: Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Kirsi Heikkilä-Tammi: Faculty of Management and Business, Tampere University, 33014 Tampere, Finland

Challenges, 2022, vol. 13, issue 1, 1-20

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine how COVID-19-related job demands and resources have been associated with employee well-being in Nordic countries across specific occupational groups. The study investigated four occupational groups: (1) professional, scientific, and technical occupations in Norway ( n = 301); (2) teachers in Finland ( n = 315); (3) health and social service occupations in Norway ( n = 267); and (4) geriatric nurses in Finland ( n = 105). Hypotheses were tested using two-step hierarchical regression analysis. Work–home imbalance in Groups 1, 2, and 3, workload increase in Groups 1 and 3, and fear of infection in Groups 2 and 3 were positively related with exhaustion. A positive attitude towards digital solutions was positively related to work engagement in Groups 2 and 3. In addition, there was a significant positive relationship between COVID-19-related organizational support and work engagement in Groups 2, 3, and 4, and a negative relationship with exhaustion in Group 2. In conclusion, pandemic-related job demands and resources were differently associated with employee well-being across different occupational groups and countries. Further, organizational support may act as a supportive element for sustaining employee well-being during pandemics.

Keywords: COVID-19; Nordic countries; job demands; job resources; organizational support; employee well-being; work engagement; exhaustion; stress (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A00 C00 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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