RT Journal Article
T1 Work Engagement, Work Environment, and Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ecuador
A1 Ruiz Frutos, Carlos
A1 Adanaqué Bravo, Ingrid
A1 Ortega Moreno, Mónica
A1 Fagundo Rivera, Javier
A1 Escobar Segovia, Kenny
A1 Arias Ulloa, Cristian Arturo
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
AB Work environments can interfere with the mental health of workers as generators orreducers of psychological distress. Work engagement is a concept related to quality of life andefficiency at work. The aim of this study was to find the relationship between work environmentfactors and work engagement among the Ecuadorian general population during the first phase ofthe COVID-19 pandemic to assess their levels of psychological distress. For this purpose, a crosssectional, descriptive study using a set of questionnaires was performed. Sociodemographic andwork environment data, work engagement (UWES-9 scale) scores, and General Health Questionnaire(GHQ-12) scores were collected. The variables that predicted 70.2% of psychological distress duringthe first phase of the pandemic were being female, with a low level of vigour (work engagementdimension), being stressed at work, and low job satisfaction. The sample showed an intermediatelevel of engagement in both the global assessment and the three dimensions, being higher in thosewithout psychological distress. With effective actions on work environment factors, mental healtheffects may be efficiently prevented, and work engagement may be benefited. Companies can reduceworkers’ psychological distress by providing safe and effective means to prevent the risk of contagion;reducing the levels of work conflict, work stress, or workload; and supporting their employees withpsychological measures in order to maintain ideal working conditions
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9032 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022-07
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/21135
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/21135
LA eng
NO Ruiz-Frutos, C., Adanaqué-Bravo, I., Ortega-Moreno, M., Fagundo-Rivera, J., Escobar-Segovia, K., Arias-Ulloa, C. A., & Gómez-Salgado, J. (2022). Work Engagement, Work Environment, and Psychological Distress during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Ecuador. In Healthcare (Vol. 10, Issue 7, p. 1330). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10071330
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026