Because Psychologically Healthy Workplaces Contribute to a Psychologically Healthy Population
Wendy Naus
An average full-time worker spends about 40 hours a week working. Assuming
retirement at 67 years old, an average person will spend approximately
90,000 hours, or 10 years, of their life working. Given this, and the
extent to which our work can shape our self-identities, it is not a stretch
to say that psychologically healthy workplaces are critical for population
mental health. That is, psychologically healthy workplaces meaningfully
contribute to a mentally healthy population.
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