Abstract
The health emergency and pandemic at the global level was announced in the early months of 2020 due to the Covid-19 corona virus, and healthcare workers have had to perform their duties in risky circumstances. Consequently, the healthcare professionals are more vulnerable to being infected with the Covid-19 coronavirus. Hence, through the lens of the spillover theory, this study investigates the effect of perceptions of Covid-19 related risks on partner (spouse) “social undermining” via emotional exhaustion. Data was collected in two periods with one-week time lag from 237 healthcare professionals and their partners.Results revealed that perceptions of Covid-19 related risks increased partner undermining via employee emotional exhaustion. This study contributes to the literature of the current pandemic by investigating the impact of perceptions of Covid-19 related risks on healthcare workers’ close relatives. Hospital administrators and policymakers need to develop timely interventions to mitigate or minimize this negative spillover effect. Therefore, practical implications are suggested accordingly.
Highlights
The world is facing a major challenge in the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic since the start of 2020 (Sohrabi, Alsafi, O’Neill, Khan, Kerwan, Al-Jabir, and Agha, 2020)
Results revealed that perceptions of Covid-19 related risks increased partner undermining via employee emotional exhaustion
This study contributes to the literature of the current pandemic by investigating the impact of perceptions of Covid-19 related risks on healthcare workers’ close relatives
Summary
The world is facing a major challenge in the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic since the start of 2020 (Sohrabi, Alsafi, O’Neill, Khan, Kerwan, Al-Jabir, and Agha, 2020). Covid-19 has become a major health concern for the whole world due to its fast spread of infection through close contact, touching of infected surfaces, coughing, and airborne qualities among millions around the globe with high mortality rates (Gössling, Scott, & Hall, 2020). According to The Washington Post article, The novel coronavirus — once concentrated in specific cities or countries — has crept into virtually every corner of the globe and is wreaking havoc in multiple major regions at once. Poorer nations throughout Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia and Africa are bearing a growing share of the caseload, even as wealthier countries in Western Europe and East Asia enjoy a relative respite after having beaten back the worst effects through rigorously enforced lockdowns (Witte, Sheridan, Slater, and Sly, 2020, para. 3-4)
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