Overview
- Researchers analyzed a workplace survey of 7,704 employees collected in 2023 at a large U.S. healthcare organization and published their analysis in Frontiers in Psychology in July 2026.
- The study found fully remote employees reported the highest well‑being, hybrid workers were in the middle, and fully onsite workers reported the lowest well‑being.
- Survey responses showed little evidence that remote workers felt less connected to colleagues or to organizational culture, and remote workers were slightly more likely to use words tied to teamwork, inclusion, and support.
- Higher well‑being one year after the survey was linked to lower turnover, while work location itself was not a strong direct predictor of leaving the employer.
- The authors recommend preserving employee choice and investing in worker well‑being, but they caution the analysis is observational and draws from a single healthcare employer so it does not prove cause and may not generalize to all sectors.