The mental health of French employees remains very degraded with 44% of them in psychological distress, according to a barometer produced by OpinionWay and made public this Thursday, March 9.
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The proportion of employees who show psychological distress – a concept that overlaps both symptoms of depression and exhaustion – is up 3 points compared to June 2022, according to a survey (carried out online from 7 to 17 February with a representative sample of 2,000 French employees, according to the quota method) for the firm Empreinte humaine, which specializes in the prevention of psychosocial risks.
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Among the employees questioned for this eleventh edition of the barometer since March 2020, 14% have a high rate of psychological distress, continues the study, which reports “36 months of high distress”.
High burnout rate since 2020
More than 7 out of 10 respondents (74%) declare that their psychological health is partially or totally related to work.
And the populations most affected by psychosocial risks are those under 29 (55% psychological distress), women (49%) or managers (44%).
The burn-out rate decreases to 28% (-6), but remains at levels twice as high as before 2020, adds the study.
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While the pension reform is at the heart of the news, the barometer also indicates that 7 out of 10 employees have “fear of not being able to keep up with the decline of the starting age”. The same proportion say that the prospect of working longer ” anguish “.
In addition, 40% of employees surveyed say they are exhausted at work. For a third, the Covid-19 crisis is still impacting their level of fatigue.
