The influence of loneliness at work on occupational depression

Abstract

This paper aims to study the influence of loneliness at work on occupational depression among workers. In order to measure these concepts we used the Loneliness at Work Scale (LAWS) as well as the Occupational Depression Inventory (ODI). The sample of participants on which we applied these two tests consisted of 60 people, divided into 2 representative samples, a sample of 30 women and a sample of 30 men, and the sampling method we opted for was nonprobability, i.e.convenience or incidental sampling, through which we selected participants available to contribute to this work. The completion of the questionnaires was carried out using a form that we prepared usingthe Google Forms platform, and subsequently distributed online. In order to ensure the ethics of the research, we obtained digital consent from all those involved in the research prior to the start of completion. In the statistical analysis we aimed to achieve the proposed objectives and hypotheses. According to the results obtained there is an interdependent relationship between loneliness experienced at work and occupational depression. Also in the present research, we found that the gender aspect is a rather important aspect in dealing with loneliness at work, men find it harder to cope with loneliness compared to women.