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Signifying the Relationship between Fear of COVID-19, Psychological Concerns, Financial Concerns and Healthcare Employees Job Performance: A Mediated Model.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 24; 19(5)IJ

Abstract

The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has undoubtedly created immense health problems in the global healthcare sector. Apart from its impact on physical health, it has devastatingly affected the psychological well-being of individuals. Based on Affective Events Theory (AET), the current study aims to contemplate the relationship between Fear of COVID-19 (CVF), psychological concerns (PC), and financial concerns (FC) while considering the impact on the healthcare employees' job performance (JP). Moreover, this study investigates the mediating role of job anxiety (ANX), stress (ST), and depression (DEP). The data were collected through an online structured questionnaire (Google Forms) from 489 employees working in the healthcare centers of Pakistan. The structured equation modeling (partial least square) approach is adopted for data analysis. The study results showed that Fear of COVID-19, psychological and financial concerns positively and significantly affect healthcare workers' job performance. Depression, anxiety, and stress mediated the relationship between Fear of COVID-19, psychological concerns, financial concerns, and job performance. The study theoretically and practically contributes to the existing literature on psychological and mental health by providing a better understanding of the individual variables that affect employees' job performance.

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Sarfraz M
College of International Students, Wuxi University, Wuxi 214105, China.
Ji X
College of International Students, Wuxi University, Wuxi 214105, China.
Asghar M
School of Economics and Management, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao 066104, China.
Ivascu L
Department of Management, Faculty of Management in Production and Transportation, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 300191 Timisoara, Romania.
Ozturk I
Higher Vocational School, Cag University, Mersin 33800, Turkey.

MeSH

COVID-19Delivery of Health CareFearHealth PersonnelHumansSARS-CoV-2

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

35270350

Citation

Sarfraz, Muddassar, et al. "Signifying the Relationship Between Fear of COVID-19, Psychological Concerns, Financial Concerns and Healthcare Employees Job Performance: a Mediated Model." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 5, 2022.
Sarfraz M, Ji X, Asghar M, et al. Signifying the Relationship between Fear of COVID-19, Psychological Concerns, Financial Concerns and Healthcare Employees Job Performance: A Mediated Model. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022;19(5).
Sarfraz, M., Ji, X., Asghar, M., Ivascu, L., & Ozturk, I. (2022). Signifying the Relationship between Fear of COVID-19, Psychological Concerns, Financial Concerns and Healthcare Employees Job Performance: A Mediated Model. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052657
Sarfraz M, et al. Signifying the Relationship Between Fear of COVID-19, Psychological Concerns, Financial Concerns and Healthcare Employees Job Performance: a Mediated Model. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Feb 24;19(5) PubMed PMID: 35270350.
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