TITLE:
The Mental Health of Essential Medical and Non-Medical Frontline Workers amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Quantitative Comparative Study
AUTHORS:
Bridgette Hester, Paul Johnson, John H. Padgett Jr.
KEYWORDS:
Mental Health, COVID-19, Employee Well-Being, Workplace Support, Healthcare Workers
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Medical Psychology,
Vol.14 No.2,
March
31,
2025
ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the link between workplace conditions, mental health, and employee well-being. This study examined whether perceived supervisor support and fear of infection predicted depression scores among 339 participants using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS). Hierarchical and multiple regression analyses revealed that supervisor support and fear of infection collectively explained 10.1% of the variance in depression scores (p p p p p