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SAGE OPEN
Volume 13, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/21582440231173654
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coping strategies; occupational health; pandemic; telecommuting; working from home
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The majority of the university community in Iran is satisfied with remote work, and they cope with the challenges through maintaining social contacts, solidarity, and offering support. Trusting state or local health authorities is the least used coping method. The strategies that have the highest impact on overall teleworking satisfaction are keeping busy, caring for mental and physical health, and focusing on what can be done rather than what cannot be done.
The coronavirus pandemic changed the academic world in many ways, and most academic institutions continue operating through teleworking. The aim of the present study was to determine how satisfied the university community (faculty/staff members and students) in Iran has been with remote work, and the ways in which they have dealt with the lockdown and working from home during the coronavirus pandemic. A survey was conducted among 196 academics from different universities in Iran. The results show that a majority of our participants (54%) are very or somewhat satisfied with the current work-from-home arrangement. The most frequently used methods for managing the challenges of teleworking were social contacts with colleagues or classmates at a distance, solidarity and offering kindness and support to the people around them. The least used coping method was trusting state or local health authorities in Iran. The coping strategies that have the highest impact on overall teleworking satisfaction are Make myself busy with my working day because it makes me feel useful,I care for my mental and physical health, and Think about what I can do rather than what I can't do. The findings were discussed in detail, taking into consideration the theoretical approaches, as well as bringing forth more dynamic aspects of the culture.
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