Exploring the Interplay of Food Security, Safety, and Psychological Wellness in the COVID-19 Era: Managing Strategies for Resilience and Adaptation.

The global population surge presents a dual challenge and opportunity in the realms of food consumption, safety, and mental well-being. This necessitates a projected 70% increase in food production to meet growing demands. Amid this backdrop, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic exacerbates these issues, underscoring the need for a deeper understanding of the intricate interplay between food consumption patterns and mental health dynamics during this crisis. Mitigating the spread of COVID-19 hinges upon rigorous adherence to personal hygiene practices and heightened disease awareness. Furthermore, maintaining stringent food quality and safety standards across both public and private sectors is imperative for safeguarding public health and containing viral transmission. Drawing upon existing research, this study delves into the pandemic's impact on mental health, food consumption habits, and food safety protocols. Through a comprehensive analysis, it aims to elucidate the nuanced relationship among food, food safety, and mental well-being amid the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting synergistic effects and dynamics that underpin holistic human welfare. Our study offers a novel approach by integrating psychological wellness with food security and safety. In conceiving this review, we aimed to comprehensively explore the intricate interplay among food security, safety, and psychological wellness amid the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our review is structured to encompass a thorough examination of existing research, synthesizing insights into the multifaceted relationships among food consumption patterns, mental health dynamics, and food safety protocols during the crisis. Our findings provide valuable insights and practical recommendations for enhancing food security and psychological well-being, thus supporting both academic research and real-world applications in crisis management and policy development.

Employee performance under transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior: A mediated model.

Globally, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) compete and work on their sustainability in order to survive and thrive. SMEs rely only on their internal strength, and this strength lies mainly in their employees. Maintaining employees and their engagement increases productivity not only in terms of employee performance but also in terms of organizational performance. Based on social bond theory, the link between leaders and employees empowers the employees; in this context, the present research addresses how SMEs' potential effectiveness is derived from the employees when leadership plays its role efficiently and promotes voluntary work among employees. Using a sample of 405 employees from Pakistani SMEs, this paper assesses the effect on them of organizational citizenship behavior and transformational leadership, in terms of engaging them in voluntary work that ultimately improves performance; this helps SMEs flourish domestically and internationally. The present research also expands the literature by examining the mediating effect of organizational citizenship behavior and provides new directions for researchers to study transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior.