Role of Individual Factors on the Individual Resilience and Productivity of employees in one of the oil and gas Industries in southern of Iran in Epidemics Conditions of covid19

Abstract

The present study was aimed to determine the effect of individual factors on resilience and productivity loss of employees at epidemics conditions of corona virus in an occupational environment.

This cross-sectional study was performed, in spring of 2020, on 275 personnel in one of the southern industries from Iran. Data collection instruments included demographic questionnaire, researcher made questionnaire, CD-RSC resilience questionnaire, and Hershey and Gold Smith productivity questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22.

The results of One-way ANOVA analysis showed that the subjects with age higher than 50 years, with career length higher than 20 years, with history of low use of personal protective equipment, and with history of low attention to preventive measures had significantly lower score of productivity (P < 0.05). Also, the results of the analysis revealed that the individuals with experience of corona had significantly lower score of productivity (P < 0.05). Moreover, the results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between resilience and productivity (r = 0.249, P < 0.05).

Covid 19 disease has reduced the resilience and productivity of worker. Therefore, adherence to health protocols in the workplace is necessary to reduce the risk of developing Covid disease 19