TY  - JOUR
TI  - Stress levels of healthcare workers in the
COVID -19 pandemic in relation to gender
roles: Is the problem limited to the work?
AB  - Objective: In addition to many medical consequences,
COVID-19 pandemic has also caused some social
changes especially for healthcare workers working in the
front lines of the pandemic. However, this has not affected
everyone equally and gender roles became a determinant
especially in domestic life. Method: In this crosssectional
study with a sample of 670 healthcare workers
in Turkey; a sociodemographic data form, Perceived
Stress Scale (PSS), and Gender Roles Attitude Scale
(GRAS) were applied to examine stress levels and their
relationship with gender roles. Results: Mean PSS scores
were significantly higher in women (27.03) healthcare
workers than men (23.14) Women who did all or most of
the housework on their own were almost three times the
men (67.2% vs 22.9%) and this increased stress levels of
women. In the GRAS, female participants had higher
scores (173.2) than male participants (161.8); which
means they were more egalitarian, and academic degree
or job did not affect GRAS. Discussion: Besides many
challenges related with working in pandemic period;
women healthcare workers face additional distress
because of the gender roles. Analyzing the effects of the
pandemic without gender dimensions may be insufficient
to fully understand the public health aspect of the
pandemic.
AU  - çiçek, saba
AU  - CANDANSAYAR, SELÇUK
AU  - Gazey, Hande
AU  - ERTEK, irem
DO  - 10.5505/kpd.2022.92668
PY  - 2022
JO  - Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
SN  - 1302-0099
SP  - 5
EP  - 14
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/529103
ER  -