Revista Psicologia e Saúde
ISSN 2177-093X
FELIPE, Isabella Fernanda Rodrigues; MEDEIROS, Vinícius Ramalho; CAMARGO, Mário Lázaro GOULART JUNIOR, Edward. Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on People Management Professionals. Rev. Psicol. Saúde []. 2021, 13, 2, pp.211-225. ISSN 2177-093X. https://doi.org/10.20435/pssa.v13i2.1090.
This study aimed to understand how the covid-19 pandemic impacted work relationships and the people management professionals in terms of contention measures for contagion. The research complied with a methodological triangulation protocol using data collection instruments and analysis techniques guided to quantitative and qualitative research: content analysis and descriptive statistics. Sixty professionals from different Brazilian cities participated in the research, 60% of whom are work and organizational psychologists. Regarding the reported psychological and physical impacts, the following stand out: episodes of anxiety; irritability; physical malaise; pressure to maintain or increase performance; fear of dismissal; difficulty maintaining balance in the work-family relationship. This situation puts organizations on alert, which should be impacted by the physical and mental health of their professionals, with probable falls in their performance and an increase in absenteeism and turnover rates.
: covid-19; people management; workers' health.