Dear colleagues,
Do you research depression in the workplace?
I am leading a review on depression as a predictor of individual-level workplace outcomes. The goal is to synthesize evidence on how depression relates to experiences at work. To reduce publication bias and ensure a comprehensive review, we are looking for unpublished studies, in-press papers, or work under review that fit the following criteria:
- Depression is measured and treated as a predictor (not as an outcome or moderator)
- The study examines work-related outcomes, mediators, or moderators of depression
- The sample consists of employed adults
We are excluding studies where:
- Depression is an outcome
- Depression is grouped with other mental health conditions and cannot be examined separately
- Depression is measured as affect or mood rather than a disorder
- The sample is not employed (e.g., students, clinical patients)
- The sample is a niche population with unique illness experiences (e.g., cancer or MS)
- The focus is on costs or prevalence rather than employee outcomes at work
If you have a relevant unpublished or in-press manuscript, or a study under review, we would be very grateful if you could share it with us. You can submit the manuscript/data via email: a.stuartedwards@uleth.ca OR you can submit the summary of information from your study using this Qualtrics form: Click Here. Direct link to the Qualtrics form is here https://uleth.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5bUobyOFPWtLsQC
We kindly ask for submissions by October 1, 2025.
Please feel free to forward this call to anyone else conducting related research. Thank you for helping us build a more complete and inclusive evidence base on depression in the workplace!
Best regards,
Anastasia Stuart-Edwards, PhD
Associate Professor of OBHR
Dhillon School of Business
University of Lethbridge (Calgary campus)
Email: a.stuartedwards@uleth.ca
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Anastasia Stuart-Edwards
Associate Professor
University of Lethbridge
Calgary AB
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