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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Associations of COVID-19 Related Work Stressors with Psychological Distress: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Californian Workers.

Timothy A Matthews, Megan Guardiano, Negar Omidakhsh, Lara Cushing, Wendie Robbins, OiSaeng Hong, Jian Li

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Timothy A MatthewsDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6220-0831
Megan GuardianoSchool of Nursing, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2592-9890
Negar OmidakhshIndependent Researcher, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
Lara CushingDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0640-6450
Wendie RobbinsDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2139-0090
OiSaeng HongOccupational and Environmental Health Nursing Graduate Program, School of Nursing, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7313-0613
Jian LiDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2614-4291

Funding

Targeted Research Training CoreT42OH008429 · OH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI HARRIS ADAMSON, CARISA · 2005 to 2024
$30.0M
Southern California Education and Research Center T42OH008412 · OH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI JONES, RACHAEL MARY · 2005 to 2025
$28.1M
NIOSH CDC HHS T42 OH008412NIOSH CDC HHS T42 OH008429
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to exert immense societal impacts, with recent data showing inequitable distribution of consequences among racial and ethnic groups. The objective of this study was to assess associations between COVID-related work stressors and psychological distress, with special emphasis on differences by race and ethnicity. Data were from the population-based California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) 2020. Associations of individual and cumulative work stressors, including job loss, reduced work hours, and working from home, with psychological distress in 12,113 workers were examined via multivariable linear regression, and stratified analyses were conducted for racial and ethnic subgroups. After adjustment for covariates, compared to workers with no work stressors, those who experienced either one or two/more work stressors had higher psychological distress (βs and 95% CIs were 0.80 [0.51, 1.09] and 1.98 [1.41, 2.56], respectively). Notably, experiencing cumulative (two/more) work stressors had much stronger effects on psychological distress among participants who were Black (β and 95% CI were 3.51 [1.09, 5.93]) or racial minorities (β and 95% CI were 3.57 [1.10, 6.05]). Occupational consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with increased psychological distress in Californian workers and inequitably distributed, with racial and ethnic minorities suffering the greatest burden.

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COVID-19Health Status DisparitiesPsychological DistressHealthcare DisparitiesHumansPandemicsStress, PsychologicalWorkplaceCaliforniaCOVID-19psychological distressracial disparitiesworkerswork stressors

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PMID36612463
PMCPMC9819092

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