Just one day of work a week is enough to give a mental health boost, Cambridge University finds

Just one day of work a week is enough to give a mental health boost, Cambridge University finds

The study suggests that to get the mental well-being benefits of paid work, the most ‘effective dose’ is only around one day a week – PA Just one day of work per week is the most "effective dose" to give the mental health benefits of paid employment, research by Cambridge University suggests.

A study indicated that the risk of mental health problems reduces by 30 per cent when people move from unemployment or stay-at-home parenting into paid work of eight hours or less per week.

But researchers at the Universities of Cambridge and Salford found no evidence that working any more […]

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