Explores how digitalization affects employee well-being in the public sector, highlighting the role of organizational support.
Key Points
The research aims to investigate the effects of rapid digitalization on employee health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in the public sector.
Examined three forms of digital work: digital meetings, digital clearance, and digital training.
Utilized data from the 2020 Australian Public Service Commission Census with n = 108,085.
Applied ordinal and multinomial generalized structural equation modeling (GSEM) to assess the impact on employee well-being.
Digital clearance positively correlates with employee health and well-being.
Digital meetings and digital training show negative associations with employee health.
Organizational support mediates the effects of digitalization on well-being.