Alleviating psychological distress via social media: the voices from working-from-home Malaysian women

Ariffin, Adlina and Abdul Khaiyom, Jamilah Hanum and Kartiwi, Mira and Azizan, Awis Rumaisya (2022) Alleviating psychological distress via social media: the voices from working-from-home Malaysian women. e-Jurnal IPPTAR, 2022. pp. 1-22.

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Abstract

When Covid-19 outbreak hit the world, all countries were forced to be in strict quarantine for a period of time. This unforeseen event greatly impacted working women who made up 38.9% or 5.83 million of the total workforce in Malaysia as they were forced to work from home (WFH) on top of performing other different roles; a wife, mother, daughter as well as caretaker. There were no explicit guidelines in terms of time, space and roles in fulfilling the household and professional duties. This led them to experience psychological distress. Using a mixed- method approach via the use of open-ended questionnaires and online semi-structured interviews, this study investigated the challenges faced by these women, specifically those who live in urban and rural areas and how they used social networks to alleviate their distress. The findings indicate that women from both areas faced similar challenges and used the social networks correspondingly to overcome those challenges. Being informed of this situation will help our working women to be more prepared and resilient should a similar global pandemic emerge in the future.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	women, working from home, psychological distress, Covid-19
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM1001 Social psychology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of English Language & Literature Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	AP Dr Adlina Ariffin
Date Deposited:	05 Dec 2022 08:57
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 09:10
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/101606

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