Mental health in the midst of economic turmoil: case study of Lebanese commercial bank employees
International Journal of Organizational Analysis
ISSN: 1934-8835
Article publication date: 12 October 2022
Issue publication date: 24 November 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to identify the major job stressors that can affect employees’ mental health in the Lebanese commercial banks during the economic turmoil. This study also aims to identify the effects of the mental problems on the employees in addition to the role of human resources in promoting and preventing mental well-being at the workplace.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors interviewed 28 bank employees and the semi-structured interviews last for around 50 min, starting by asking the employees a general question about the concept of mental health disorder. The authors used a purposive sampling in which the population sample is selected based on purpose and the characteristics of a specific category of individuals. Moreover, a thematic analysis is used to analyze the data.
Findings
The findings of this study indicate that most of the employees were suffering from many work-related stressors that have negatively affected their mental well-being. The stress and pressures have significantly increased during the economic crisis. However, most of the interviewees were not or rarely supported by their human resources department and their administration to help them get adapted for such a crisis or for the changes at the workplace.
Originality/value
Mental health disorders are present in the daily normal life and in the workplace as well. The banking industry is not an exceptional one.
Keywords
Citation
Yacoub, L., Abou Ibrahim, S., Achy, E. and Nicolas, E. (2023), "Mental health in the midst of economic turmoil: case study of Lebanese commercial bank employees", International Journal of Organizational Analysis, Vol. 31 No. 7, pp. 3372-3392. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOA-06-2022-3304
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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