Predictors of managers’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 疫情期间管理者心理健康的预测因素Predictores en salud mental de los gerentes durante la pandemia de COVID-19
Graf-Vlachy L, Sun S, Zhang SX (2020)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2020
Journal
Book Volume: 11
Article Number: 1834195
Journal Issue: 1
DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2020.1834195
Abstract
This study reports early evidence of managers’ mental health and its predictors during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in May 2020. In a sample of 646 managers from 49 countries, 5.3% (32) of managers reached the cut-off levels for disorders in distress (Kessler Psychological Distress Scale-6; K-6), 7.3% (38) experienced anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder-7; GAD-7), and 10.7% (56) had depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PHQ-9). Age, relative income, and work status each predicted at least one of the conditions. Managers’ ‘illegitimate tasks’ caused by COVID-19 predicted all three. Particularly noteworthy is the finding that the degree of downsizing an organization experienced during COVID-19 significantly predicted distress, anxiety, and depression for managers at the highest level (board members) only. This study helps identify managers in need of healthcare services as the COVID-19 pandemic affects organizations and their managers around the world.
Involved external institutions
ESCP Europe Wirtschaftshochschule Berlin
Germany (DE)
Tulane University
United States (USA) (US)
University of Adelaide
Australia (AU)
Germany (DE)
Tulane University
United States (USA) (US)
University of Adelaide
Australia (AU)
How to cite
APA:
Graf-Vlachy, L., Sun, S., & Zhang, S.X. (2020). Predictors of managers’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 疫情期间管理者心理健康的预测因素Predictores en salud mental de los gerentes durante la pandemia de COVID-19. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2020.1834195
MLA:
Graf-Vlachy, Lorenz, Shuhua Sun, and Stephen X. Zhang. "Predictors of managers’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemicCOVID-19 疫情期间管理者心理健康的预测因素Predictores en salud mental de los gerentes durante la pandemia de COVID-19." European Journal of Psychotraumatology 11.1 (2020).
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