(Tele)Work and Care during Lockdown: Labour and Socio-Familial Restructuring in Times of COVID-19

Iduzki Soubelet-Fagoaga, Maitane Arnoso-Martínez, Itziar Guerendiain-Gabás, Edurne Martínez-Moreno and Garbiñe Ortiz
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Iduzki Soubelet-Fagoaga: Department of Social Psychology, University of the Basque Country, 20018 Donostia, Spain
Maitane Arnoso-Martínez: Department of Social Psychology, University of the Basque Country, 20018 Donostia, Spain
Itziar Guerendiain-Gabás: Department of Social Psychology, University of the Basque Country, 20018 Donostia, Spain
Edurne Martínez-Moreno: Department of Social Psychology, University of the Basque Country, 20018 Donostia, Spain
Garbiñe Ortiz: Department of Social Psychology, University of the Basque Country, 20018 Donostia, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-19

Abstract: COVID-19, and the lockdown requirement, altered our daily lives, including the restructuring of work and socio-familial organisation of millions of people. Through two studies, we explored how workers experienced this period. The first, qualitative study (N = 30) aimed to understand how workers lived through lockdown by identifying the key elements that shaped their experiences. Thematic content analysis revealed four emerging themes: (1) work and socio-health situation in which lockdown was experienced; (2) consequences on work organisation and resources available for change; (3) work–life balance management; and (4) psychosocial consequences and coping with the situation. The second, quantitative study (N = 332) explored the socio-health situation, new work organisation, work–life balance, and psychosocial consequences and coping strategies developed during this period, analysing participants’ differences in terms of gender, working modality (on-site or teleworking) and care responsibilities through ANOVA analysis. Results revealed the non-democratic nature of the pandemic, with differences and similarities according to gender, working modality and having or not having dependents. Results are discussed identifying areas that need to be addressed to ensure the well-being of workers.

Keywords: lockdown; inequality; wellbeing; on-site working; teleworking; gender; caregiving; work-life balance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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