Have a promotion at work: good or bad for mental health?

Have a promotion at work might have adverse effects on mental health promotion since the employee would stress increase of 10%, supported by British researchers. The researchers have used data from a national survey of 1 000 workers promoted into positions of management or supervision. According to Eric Gosselin, a specialist in psychology to work at the Université du Québec en Outaouais, it is normal that the level of stress a person is highest when it sees its responsibilities increase. And on the contrary, most experts agree that having to say a promotion may be beneficial to health, he says. "With it, you get more recognition and better control of its tasks. This helps to manage stress and, possibly, improve their health, "he says. However, according to the results of the study, participants did not see their health improve after their promotion. Thus, one might wonder if the promotions really improve health, or if people have promoted better health than others before the promotion. "Their better health could ensure that they are more productive and thus more likely to achieve progress? It is an interesting track, "says Eric Gosselin.