Relationship Between Remote Work Loneliness and Job Satisfaction Among IT Professionals in India: The Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support
Abstract: The rapid and sustained shift towards remote and hybrid work in India's IT sector post Covid pandemic has brought renewed attention to the psychosocial costs of working away from office. This study intends to examine the relationship between remote work loneliness and job satisfaction among Indian IT professionals and test whether perceived social support helped this relationship. Driven by the job demands resources model and conservation of resources theory, remote work loneliness was conceptualised as a job demand and perceived social support as a buffering job resource. Participants participated in an adapted workplace loneliness scale, a shortened job satisfaction survey, and a shortened Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). Contrary to usual expectations, remote work loneliness was not significantly related to job satisfaction and perceived social support did not significantly moderate this relationship. Job satisfaction did not differ significantly between fully remote and hybrid employees, though the difference approached significance in the expected direction. These null findings are discussed in relation to sample size, measurement, and the broader literature, with recommendations for future research with larger samples.
Keywords: remote work loneliness, job satisfaction, perceived social support, moderation, IT professionals, India
How to Cite?: Vani M S, "Relationship Between Remote Work Loneliness and Job Satisfaction Among IT Professionals in India: The Moderating Role of Perceived Social Support", Volume 15 Issue 9, September 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1827-1829, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26926173811, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26926173811