Whether you like it or complain about it, everyone has an opinion on remote work. Introduced in companies during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, remote work, whether full or partial, has continued to this day in certain sectors. In a study published in the journal ScienceA team of researchers sought to understand the long-term effects of this way of working on mental health. The results, which are mixed, show a particularly detrimental effect on people who live alone.
It's difficult to measure the effect of remote work on an individual's mental health without the results being conflated with other factors that can influence well-being. To distinguish its true impact, researchers compared workers' mental health and the amount of time they spent alone before and after the Covid-19 pandemic. The study, which spans from 2011 to 2024, includes a total of 588,322 participants, all American. Among them, two groups were formed: those whose work could be done remotely (developers, lawyers, etc.), and those who had to go to the office every day (such as nurses).
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