Rethinking Return-to-Office: The Positive Impact of Remote Work on Well-Being, Connection, and Employee Retention

Authors: Alyssa M. Lezcano, Stephanie A. Zajac, Stefanie K. Johnson, Courtney L. Holladay
Venue: Frontiers in Psychology (peer-reviewed), Vol. 17
Published: 2026-07-29
ID: doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1848857

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APA

Lezcano, A. M., Zajac, S. A., Johnson, S. K., & Holladay, C. L. (2026). Rethinking Return-to-Office: The Positive Impact of Remote Work on Well-Being, Connection, and Employee Retention. Frontiers in Psychology (peer-reviewed), Vol. 17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1848857

MLA

Lezcano, Alyssa M., et al. "Rethinking Return-to-Office: The Positive Impact of Remote Work on Well-Being, Connection, and Employee Retention." Frontiers in Psychology (peer-reviewed), Vol. 17, 2026, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1848857.

BibTeX

@article{lezcano2026rethinking,
  title = {Rethinking Return-to-Office: The Positive Impact of Remote Work on Well-Being, Connection, and Employee Retention},
  author = {Alyssa M. Lezcano and Stephanie A. Zajac and Stefanie K. Johnson and Courtney L. Holladay},
  journal = {Frontiers in Psychology (peer-reviewed), Vol. 17},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1848857},
}

What it is

Peer-reviewed, open-access study in Frontiers in Psychology (Organizational Psychology section), published July 29, 2026. Using time-lagged data from 7,704 employees in remote, hybrid and on-site roles, the authors compare well-being, positive connection and turnover across work arrangements. The article includes a checklist for setting norms with remote and hybrid employees.

Topics

#remote-work #hybrid-work #return-to-office #employee-retention #well-being #peer-reviewed

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