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Differences in self-perception of productivity and mental health among the STEMM-field scientists during the COVID-19 pandemic by sex and status as a parent: A survey in six languages

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  • Seulkee Heo
  • Pedro Diaz Peralta
  • Lan Jin
  • Claudia Ribeiro Pereira Nunes
  • Michelle L Bell

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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented challenges for working conditions for scientists, but little is known for how the associations of these challenges with scientists’ mental health and productivity differ by sex and status as a parent. This online survey study in six languages collected data from 4,494 scientists in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine fields across 132 countries during October–December 2021. We compared the type of challenges for work, changes in work hours, and perception in productivity during the pandemic by sex and status as a parent (children

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  • Seulkee Heo & Pedro Diaz Peralta & Lan Jin & Claudia Ribeiro Pereira Nunes & Michelle L Bell, 2022. "Differences in self-perception of productivity and mental health among the STEMM-field scientists during the COVID-19 pandemic by sex and status as a parent: A survey in six languages," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(7), pages 1-23, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0269834
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269834
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