1. Women in higher education: A brief report on stress during COVID-19
- Author
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Aaron D. Johnson, Emily Devereux, Dimple Sunayna Johnson, and Kristen B. Crossney
- Subjects
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Higher education ,business.industry ,Strategy and Management ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,05 social sciences ,050301 education ,Education ,0502 economics and business ,Stress (linguistics) ,Psychology ,business ,0503 education ,Perceived organizational support ,050203 business & management ,Clinical psychology - Abstract
Higher education institutions have evolved into a more stressful environment. Women have been experiencing higher levels of stress than their male counterparts. With higher education adopting to the onset of the pandemic, this brief report studied women’s perceived stress in relation to perceived organizational and supervisory support, and age during times of crisis. In an era of social distancing, quarantines, and lockdowns, the findings suggest that women’s perceived stress is negatively related to age, perceived organizational support, and perceived supervisory support. Society as we once knew it pre-pandemic will never be the same. Higher education is inevitably going to have to manage the aftermath, a new normal that can only be as effective as the employees that help keep the organization running.
- Published
- 2021