Another reason to take a break.
If you’re constantly working late and picking up extra shifts, let this be a reminder of just how important it is to give yourself a break.
New research suggests that women who work long hours are at a higher risk of depression – more so than men who work for the same amount of time – and that working weekends could be a contributor to mental health issues too. An analysis of data from 20,000 employees found that women who worked ‘extra-long’ hours, meaning more than 55 hours a week, were found to have 7.3% more depressive symptoms than women who worked a standard week of between 35 and 40 hours.
Researchers at UCL and Queen Mary University of London noted that working weekends was linked to a higher risk of depression among men and women, as women who worked most weekends reported 4.6% more depressive symptoms than weekday warriors, while men showed 3.4% more signs of depression if they worked weekends.
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