Where in 2021 more than half of the respondents indicated that the corona crisis had a negative impact on their mental health, according to the most recent results this is only 39 percent. One in three even has a positive effect. This is apparent from the sixth large-scale survey of 2,286 employees and 327 employers conducted by Antwerp Management School (AMS), UGent and B-Tonic.
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The study, which was conducted in November/December 2021, shows for the first time a positive impact of the pandemic on our professional well-being. “It is true that an ever-growing group of employees is able to turn the pandemic and associated measures such as teleworking into something positive,” says Prof. Kathleen Vangronsvelt of AMS.
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The survey shows that work characteristics such as autonomy, support from the supervisor and a good dialogue between employer and employee have an important impact on how people cope with the crisis mentally and professionally. The individual mental resistance is another important component.
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Mental well-being
Three in four employers are still concerned about the mental well-being of their employees. And that is not unjust, as it turns out. While the number of workers experiencing a negative impact of the pandemic on mental well-being has declined net, nearly 1 in 5 (18 percent) still report not feeling mentally healthy. Job satisfaction has also declined in 1 in 3 people. Thirty-eight percent of the employees surveyed fear a negative effect on work motivation, compared to 28 percent in March 2020.
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For a majority of about 6 in 10 (57 percent) of those surveyed, working from home is beneficial for the work-life balance (against 27 percent negative). “The women surveyed are clearly more positive about telework than the men,” says Labor Economics professor Stijn Baert (UGent), who helped analyze the survey among employees. There are, however, points of concern. “3 out of 10 fear a negative effect on promotion opportunities. 5 out of 10 fear a negative effect on the relationship with the employer and 6 out of 10 fear a negative effect on the relationship with colleagues”, says Professor Baert.
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