Psychosocial risks
18 September 2023

Psychosocial risks are aspects of the design and management of work, and its social and organisational contexts, that have the potential for causing psychological or physical harm. Work-related stress is one of the health risks most frequently identified by workers in Europe.Read more
Psychosocial risks are aspects of the design and management of work, and its social and organisational contexts, that have the potential for causing psychological or physical harm. Work-related stress is one of the health risks most frequently identified by workers in Europe. The factors that can cause stress for workers and influence their health and well-being can be related to the following: job content; work intensity and job autonomy; working time arrangements and work–life balance; social environment, including interpersonal relationships at work and social support; job insecurity and career development.
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Publications
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Protecting mental health in a diverse and ever-changing workplace – Managing psychosocial risks
Event 26 September 2023Women over 3 times more likely to suffer from unwanted sexual attention than men at the workplace
News 1 March 2023Risk of depression runs high as Europe and its neighbours struggle with cost-of-living crisis
News 7 December 2022Living, working and COVID-19 in the European Union and 10 EU neighbouring countries
Publication 7 December 2022High risk of depression persists following COVID-19 pandemic: Data behind the mental health crisis
Blog 6 October 2022Fifth round of the Living, working and COVID-19 e-survey: Living in a new era of uncertainty
Publication 7 July 2022Data
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