Teleworking Effects on Mental Health—A Systematic Review and a Research Agenda

Elisabeth Figueiredo, Clara Margaça (), Brizeida Hernández-Sánchez and José Carlos Sánchez-García
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Elisabeth Figueiredo: Department of Social Psychology and Anthropology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Salamanca, Avenida de la Merced, 109, 37005 Salamanca, Spain
Clara Margaça: Department of Social Psychology and Anthropology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Salamanca, Avenida de la Merced, 109, 37005 Salamanca, Spain
Brizeida Hernández-Sánchez: Department of Psychology, University of Valladolid, C/Plaza de Santa Cruz, 8, 47002 Valladolid, Spain
José Carlos Sánchez-García: Department of Social Psychology and Anthropology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Salamanca, Avenida de la Merced, 109, 37005 Salamanca, Spain

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 3, 1-20

Abstract: Teleworking has become an increasingly adopted modality in organizations. However, changes in working conditions have led to several challenges regarding its impacts on professionals’ health. The aim of this study is to provide a systematic review of the literature about the impact of teleworking on workers’ mental health. The PRISMA protocol and VOSviewer were used to identify the main trends from the set of 64 articles. The co-occurrence analyzes showed combined relationships between this new type of work and its effects on workers’ health, which resulted in four different clusters and a robust knowledge structure. Furthermore, the findings indicate that working from home has a dualistic nature. This study offers a prominent and promising framework regarding the teleworking impact on workers’ health research agenda.

Keywords: teleworking; mental health; workplace; COVID-19; systematic literature review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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