OPEN ACCESS
PEER-REVIEWED
Original Study
| Published: March 28, 2021
Negative effects of “work from home” culture during the coronavirus pandemic: a gender-based study
Student, Department of Psychology, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, Vasundhara Enclave, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Student, Department of Psychology, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, Vasundhara Enclave, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shaheed Rajguru College of Applied Sciences for Women, Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi-110096, University of Delhi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.129/20210901
DOI: 10.25215/0901.129
ABSTRACT
The objective of the present research is to explore the negative effects of the “Work from Home” culture during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Information Technology (IT) sector, among males and females. Work from Home or working from home (WFH) indicates that an employee is working from their home or place of residence instead of their workplace/office. A two-group design has been followed. The study population consists of employees working in the Information Technology (IT) sector, belonging to the age group of 25-35 years. A purposive cum convenience sampling method was used to collect the data. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Scores were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to find out the Cronbach Alpha of the overall questionnaire and separate dimensions, and a t-test was used to analyze the gender differences across dimensions and overall negative effects of work from home. Results suggest that no statistically significant differences exist among males and females on the construct of work-from-home with its dimensions (Work-Life Balance, Psychological Effects, Lifestyle Changes and Social Life) indicating that the “work from home” culture has similar negative effects on both the genders. This research also poses certain limitations and suggested future implications.
Keywords
Work From Home, Information Technology (IT Sector), Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gender, Negative Effects
This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2021, Rohilla P., Garg R. & Chandiramani K..
Received: February 17, 2021; Revision Received: March 16, 2021; Accepted: March 28, 2021
Article Overview
ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.129/20210901
10.25215/0901.129
Download: 44
View: 983
Published in Volume 09, Issue 1, January-March, 2021