Increased Working From Home in Vocational Counseling Psychologists During COVID-19: Associated Change in Productivity and Job Satisfaction

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, vocational counselors in Switzerland more frequently worked from home (WFH) and less frequently worked on-site. The aim of this study was to assess how WFH corresponds with indicators of job performance and occupational wellbeing. More specifi...

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Autores principales:	Andrea Zürcher, Sibylle Galliker, Nicola Jacobshagen, Peter Lüscher Mathieu, Andrea Eller, Achim Elfering
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	work from home (WFH) telework remote work vocational counseling COVID-19 pandemic productivity Psychology BF1-990
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/e1898c217a604aba8f28d861379ca772
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e1898c217a604aba8f28d861379ca7722021-12-03T04:42:32ZIncreased Working From Home in Vocational Counseling Psychologists During COVID-19: Associated Change in Productivity and Job Satisfaction1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.750127https://doaj.org/article/e1898c217a604aba8f28d861379ca7722021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.750127/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, vocational counselors in Switzerland more frequently worked from home (WFH) and less frequently worked on-site. The aim of this study was to assess how WFH corresponds with indicators of job performance and occupational wellbeing. More specifically, the current questionnaire study analyzed the increase in WFH, self-reported productivity, distractibility in WFH, current job satisfaction, work-life balance in WFH, and feeling of loneliness. Findings showed that the increase in WFH in vocational counseling psychologists during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in productivity and job satisfaction and with lower distractibility in WFH compared to work on-site. However, more frequent WFH was not significantly associated with improved work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vocational counselors who shared the office on-site with many colleagues experienced higher feeling of loneliness during WFH. Vocational counselors regarded the condition of WFH as productive and satisfying while work-life balance did not improve. The discussion sheds light on the potential WFH-related increase of boundary management demands.Andrea ZürcherSibylle GallikerNicola JacobshagenPeter Lüscher MathieuAndrea EllerAchim ElferingAchim ElferingAchim ElferingFrontiers Media S.A.articlework from home (WFH)teleworkremote workvocational counselingCOVID-19 pandemicproductivityPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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description	During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, vocational counselors in Switzerland more frequently worked from home (WFH) and less frequently worked on-site. The aim of this study was to assess how WFH corresponds with indicators of job performance and occupational wellbeing. More specifically, the current questionnaire study analyzed the increase in WFH, self-reported productivity, distractibility in WFH, current job satisfaction, work-life balance in WFH, and feeling of loneliness. Findings showed that the increase in WFH in vocational counseling psychologists during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an increase in productivity and job satisfaction and with lower distractibility in WFH compared to work on-site. However, more frequent WFH was not significantly associated with improved work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Vocational counselors who shared the office on-site with many colleagues experienced higher feeling of loneliness during WFH. Vocational counselors regarded the condition of WFH as productive and satisfying while work-life balance did not improve. The discussion sheds light on the potential WFH-related increase of boundary management demands.
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title	Increased Working From Home in Vocational Counseling Psychologists During COVID-19: Associated Change in Productivity and Job Satisfaction
title_short	Increased Working From Home in Vocational Counseling Psychologists During COVID-19: Associated Change in Productivity and Job Satisfaction
title_full	Increased Working From Home in Vocational Counseling Psychologists During COVID-19: Associated Change in Productivity and Job Satisfaction
title_fullStr	Increased Working From Home in Vocational Counseling Psychologists During COVID-19: Associated Change in Productivity and Job Satisfaction
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title_sort	increased working from home in vocational counseling psychologists during covid-19: associated change in productivity and job satisfaction
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publishDate	2021
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Increased Working From Home in Vocational Counseling Psychologists During COVID-19: Associated Change in Productivity and Job Satisfaction

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