ERIC Number: EJ1321890
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Publication Date: 2022-Jan
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Implications of Employment Changes Caused by COVID-19 on Mental Health and Work-Related Psychological Need Satisfaction of Autistic Employees: A Mixed-Methods Longitudinal Study
Goldfarb, Yael; Gal, Eynat; Golan, Ofer
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v52 n1 p89-102 Jan 2022
This mixed-methods study examined longitudinal data, assessing Israeli autistic adults' employment-related changes, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In the quantitative phase, 23 participants answered a survey before and during COVID-19, assessing work-status, mental health, and work-related psychological need satisfaction. The qualitative phase included interviews with ten employed participants. Results indicate a significant decrease in mental health of participants who lost their jobs during COVID-19, while participants who continued to physically attend work, maintained pre-COVID-19 levels on all assessed variables. Participants who transitioned to remote-work from home, showed a marginally significant deterioration in mental health and a significant decrease in satisfaction of work-related psychological needs for competence and autonomy. Qualitative accounts supplement these findings and portray advantages and disadvantages of remote-work.
Descriptors: Employment, Unemployment, COVID-19, Pandemics, Context Effect, Teleworking, Affordances, Barriers, Mental Health, Psychological Needs, Competence, Personal Autonomy, Adults, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Employees, Need Gratification, Work Attitudes, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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