
While social distancing measures are helping minimize the spread of COVID-19, researchers are interested in the effects of these measures on Canadian workers’ mental well-being.
Simon Coulombe, assistant professor of psychology at Wilfrid Laurier University is leading a team of researchers, who will observe how shifts in work arrangements, personal relationships, and living dynamics have impacted their mental health and well-being.
In collaboration with two professors at the Université du Québec à Montréal and Tyler Pacheco, grad student in Laurier’s psychology program, they will sample 700 Canadians working at least 20 hours a week, who will be surveyed at different catch points to inform their findings.
The researchers are also conducting a social network analysis to study how online behaviours may change in relation to reduced opportunities for face-to-face interaction.
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