Abstract:
The major purpose of this research was to explore the perceived psychosocial health of
working adults during COVID-19. This study employed a quantitative approach and cross
sectional research design. The target population of this study was residents of Addis Ababa and a
study population of this study was working adults. This study followed a multistage random
sampling and obtained about 512 target population. From these target population, the researcher
selected 200 participants randomly, in proportion to their occupation type. The researcher use t
test and ANOVA to examine differences in psychosocial health across demographic variables and
correlation and regression analysis were run for examining the presence of significant relations
and predictors, among demographics and psychosocial variables, such as religiosity and coping
styles. The result of the study showed that adults experience medium level of psychosocial health
problems a result of the emergence COVID-19. The study found no significant difference in
psychosocial health due to sex, age groups and marital status. A significant difference was
observed in the scores of overall psychosocial health of participants due to their education status.
Post hoc analysis revealed a significant difference in psychosocial health between lower and
higher educational levels, signifying the positive role of education in coping through difficult
situations. The study also found a significant negative correlation between overall psychosocial
health and educational level. The whole demographic and psychosocial variables explains about
20.1% (R2 =.201) of the variance in overall psychosocial health. Results of the regression analysis
suggested that age and educational level were an independent significant predictor of
psychosocial health. Possible solutions of enhancing the psychosocial health of adults are
forwarded.
