Abstract: The current COVID-19 pandemic has enormous repercussions for world economies. Workplace environments have been negatively impacted as a direct fallout of the crisis. Countless people are losing jobs every day, while the rest live in fear of that happening. Such a scenario increases anxieties in the workplace that cause numerous problems in the present, as well as future performance and well-being of the employees. First step towards a solution is identifying and acknowledging that a problem exists. The Workplace Anxiety Questionnaire was developed to identify employees with high levels of anxieties in the workplace. The questions are designed specifically keeping in mind the workplace and its associated apprehensions for the employee. Responses were collected from 100 employees of organizations in Delhi NCR region. The questionnaire yielded adequate reliability and validity. Scope of the Questionnaire, as well as possible contributions are discussed. Remedial steps are also mentioned which may help in reducing anxiety in employees. The questionnaire is a step toward actively engaging the workforce and ensuring a healthy workplace environment which allows few anxieties to fester.
Keywords: Covid-19, workplace, anxiety, reliability, validity, development.
Title: Development and Validation of Workplace Anxiety Questionnaire
Author: Prachi Sharma, Shreya Singh
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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