Relationship between Marital Status and Mental Workload with Work Stress for Work From Home Workers

Introduction: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the work culture in Indonesia has changed. Many companies are implementing the Work From Home (WFH) system. This can cause a dilemma for the workforce due to the assumption that home is a place to rest, not to work. The benefits can be felt since the implem...

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Main Authors: Lydia Elsa Sinta, Endang Dwiyanti
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Language:Indonesian
Published: Universitas Airlangga 2023-08-01
Series:The Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
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Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJOSH/article/view/28947
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description Introduction: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the work culture in Indonesia has changed. Many companies are implementing the Work From Home (WFH) system. This can cause a dilemma for the workforce due to the assumption that home is a place to rest, not to work. The benefits can be felt since the implementation of Work From Home (WFH). However, there are also negative impacts can be felt by the workforce due to disturbances outside of work. Conflicts between families are also common. The purpose of this study is to determine the strong relationship between marital status and mental workload with work stress in Work From Home (WFH) workers. Methods: This study is a survey research and used a cross-sectional study. The sample in this study is total population of workers in the Group of Digital BolaSport Kompas Gramedia Jakarta, which is 20 people. The variables used in this study were marital status, mental workload, and work stress. The data in this study were obtained by filling out questionnaires about individual characteristic (marital status), mental workload, and work stress. Results: Most of the workers have not married status (60%), high mental workload (55%), and medium work stress (55%). The correlation coefficient value between marital status and work stress is 0.373. Meanwhile, between mental workload and work stress it is 0.667. Conclusion: In Work From Home workers, there is a weak relationship between marital status and work stress. Besides that, there is a strong relationship between mental workload and work stress.
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spelling doaj-art-d02b6036f093414d8efd348178cfa7af2025-08-20T03:08:14ZindUniversitas AirlanggaThe Indonesian Journal of Occupational Safety and Health2301-80462540-78722023-08-0112218519310.20473/ijosh.v12i2.2023.185-19323690Relationship between Marital Status and Mental Workload with Work Stress for Work From Home WorkersLydia Elsa Sinta0Endang Dwiyanti1Departement of Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, IndonesiaDepartement of Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Airlangga, IndonesiaIntroduction: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the work culture in Indonesia has changed. Many companies are implementing the Work From Home (WFH) system. This can cause a dilemma for the workforce due to the assumption that home is a place to rest, not to work. The benefits can be felt since the implementation of Work From Home (WFH). However, there are also negative impacts can be felt by the workforce due to disturbances outside of work. Conflicts between families are also common. The purpose of this study is to determine the strong relationship between marital status and mental workload with work stress in Work From Home (WFH) workers. Methods: This study is a survey research and used a cross-sectional study. The sample in this study is total population of workers in the Group of Digital BolaSport Kompas Gramedia Jakarta, which is 20 people. The variables used in this study were marital status, mental workload, and work stress. The data in this study were obtained by filling out questionnaires about individual characteristic (marital status), mental workload, and work stress. Results: Most of the workers have not married status (60%), high mental workload (55%), and medium work stress (55%). The correlation coefficient value between marital status and work stress is 0.373. Meanwhile, between mental workload and work stress it is 0.667. Conclusion: In Work From Home workers, there is a weak relationship between marital status and work stress. Besides that, there is a strong relationship between mental workload and work stress.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/IJOSH/article/view/28947marital statusmental workloadpandemicwork from homework stress
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title Relationship between Marital Status and Mental Workload with Work Stress for Work From Home Workers
title_full Relationship between Marital Status and Mental Workload with Work Stress for Work From Home Workers
title_fullStr Relationship between Marital Status and Mental Workload with Work Stress for Work From Home Workers
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between Marital Status and Mental Workload with Work Stress for Work From Home Workers
title_short Relationship between Marital Status and Mental Workload with Work Stress for Work From Home Workers
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