Occupational mental health among remote workers in Nigeria: the role of computer vision syndrome and the moderating effect of employee resilience

Abstract

There has been a consistent increase in the global population of remote workers. Yet the linkage between occupational mental health and the most prevalent ergonomics-related stressor among remote workers, computer vision syndrome, has not received comprehensive research attention. Data were gathered from 254 participants. Data analysis was conducted using simple and hierarchical linear regression. Results revealed that computer vision syndrome has a significantly negative influence on occupational mental health (F(1,252) = 18.88, p < 0.001), even after controlling for age and gender (β = −0.27, t = −4.32, p < 0.001). It was also shown that high employee resilience has a direct, significant positive impact on occupational mental health (F(1,252) = 12.79, p < 0.001). Through interaction, a significant moderating effect of employee resilience in the relationship between computer vision syndrome and occupational mental health was observed (Model 1 [computer vision syndrome]: β = −0.26, t = −4.34, p < 0.001; Model 2 [computer vision syndrome × employee resilience]: β = 0.34, t = 3.45, p < 0.001).