Impact of covid19 pandemic on work-related stress among university faculty: a longitudinal study

University faculty are “frontliners” too and vulnerable to feel stressed and overwhelmed this COVID19 pandemic. This study investigated on the impact of COVID19 pandemic on work-related stress of private university faculty. The study confirmed both negative and positive impact of COVID19 on work-related stress among faculty. On the adverse side, novel corona virus crisis resulted to extra burden on role overload, feeling of powerlessness and poor peer relations stress level of the faculty. Amidst Corona virus crisis, the faculty gain little positive but significant impact on their wellbeing because they experienced state of self-significance, realized own’s potential, rewarded, and remunerated and felt responsible for co-employees. This makes the overall level of work-related stress among faculty members insignificantly different pre and during COVID-19 pandemic. However, the impact of corona virus crisis on role overload, powerlessness, and poor peer relation may negatively influence health and work productivity if the condition persists. Hence, reducing workload, employing empowerment and collegial activities may be points of consideration for the university administrators to help to ease up the burden brought about by this pandemic.