Psychological aspects of employment instability during the COVID-19 pandemic
Psychological Trauma - Journal ArticlePsychological aspects that accompany employment instability because of the COVID-19 quarantine (lockdown) policy were investigated. Two hundred ninety-three Israeli participants completed a Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, a Distress Thermometer, and a Perceived Stress Scale. People placed on furlough (unpaid leave of absence) by their employers demonstrated significantly higher distress (M = 5.34) than those who were unemployed prior to the pandemic (M = 3.79). The implications and coping modes with these results are detailed herein. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
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- Volume: 12
- Issue: S1
- Pages: 183-185
- Date: 2020
- Series title:
- DOI: 10.1037/tra0000769
- ISSN: 1942-969X