ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Healthy and Happy Working from Home? Effects of Working from Home on Employee Health and Job Satisfaction.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The relationship between homeworking during COVID-19 and both, mental health, and productivity: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2023Pooled it
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- Impact of Mindfulness, Emotional Intelligence, and Employee Well-being on Mental Healthcare of Workers' Affectiveness: The Mediating Role of Employee Satisfaction and the Moderating Effect of Digital Leadership.Health care analysis : HCA : journal of health philosophy and policy · 2025Article
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- Working from home and mental well-being at different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.PloS one · 2024Article
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- The Effectiveness of a Four-Week Online Mindfulness Training Course on Individual Mindfulness Skills and Personal Perception of Stress in Company Employees Working from Home.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Criteria and Guidelines for Human-Centered Work Design in a Digitally Transformed World of Work: Findings from a Formal Consensus Process.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
In addition to its catastrophic health effects, the COVID-19 pandemic also acts as a catalyst for new forms of work. Working from home (WFH) has become commonplace for many people worldwide. But under what circumstances is WFH beneficial and when does it increase harms to health? The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of specific characteristics of WFH for health (work ability, stress-related physical and psychological symptoms) and job satisfaction among German employees. The study is based on data from a Germany-wide panel survey with employees from different industries (
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