{"id":199153,"date":"2026-08-27T16:16:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=199153"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:16:08","slug":"kwart-van-de-academici-kampt-met-depressieve-of-angstklachten-vooral-jonge-onderzoekers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/08\/27\/kwart-van-de-academici-kampt-met-depressieve-of-angstklachten-vooral-jonge-onderzoekers\/","title":{"rendered":"A quarter of academics suffer from symptoms of depression or anxiety, particularly young researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">A quarter of scientists in the Netherlands experience symptoms of depression and\/or anxiety, according to research by De Jonge Akademie. \u201cWe have created a culture of hyper-competition within the scientific community\u201d, says psychiatrist and researcher Joeri Tijdink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/6qpoc_AmiRinn_2026-1600x1067.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-198347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/6qpoc_AmiRinn_2026-1600x1067.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092692 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/6qpoc_AmiRinn_2026-875x583.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092692 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/6qpoc_AmiRinn_2026-300x200.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092692 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/6qpoc_AmiRinn_2026-1280x854.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092692 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/6qpoc_AmiRinn_2026-1536x1024.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1781092692 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/ami-rinn\/\" class=\"underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2\">Ami Rinn<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly two thousand academics, ranging from PhD students to professors, anonymously completed a questionnaire set by De Jonge Akademie, an association of relatively young leading scientists. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dejongeakademie.nl\/en\/news\/3311491.aspx?t=Academy+Thermometer+survey+reports+widespread+mental+health+issues+among+academics+\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dejongeakademie.nl\/en\/news\/3311491.aspx?t=Academy+Thermometer+survey+reports+widespread+mental+health+issues+among+academics+\">The results show<\/a> that many scientists suffer from mental health issues. According to De Jonge Akademie, this is linked to social insecurity, pressure to publish and fixed-term contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Around 25 per cent of those surveyed suffer from moderate to severe depressive symptoms. Almost as many researchers reported symptoms of anxiety. This does not mean that they have depression or an anxiety disorder. However, they do experience, for example, low mood, insomnia, tension or excessive worrying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe already knew that the mental health of academics, particularly PhD students, is under pressure\u201d, says Joeri Tijdink, a psychiatrist and researcher at AmsterdamUMC. Tijdink is also one of the authors of the report. \u201cBut postdocs and lecturers also appear to be vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full 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flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-06-04\">4 June 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCampus\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why are young researchers particularly vulnerable?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe academic world has a strict hierarchy. This creates a competitive culture. Moreover, there is only a limited amount of research funding available, which further intensifies that competition. In addition, there is a great deal of uncertainty amongst young researchers due to fixed-term contracts. It is not uncommon for postdocs to have several fixed-term contracts in succession. This causes uncertainty and anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You write that there are also significant differences between researchers who grew up in the Netherlands and those who didn&#8217;t.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s right. Foreign researchers experience more mental health issues and derive less job satisfaction from their work. This may be due to a lack of a social network. We see that a social network can contribute to mental health. It is often more difficult for foreign researchers to build such a network: family do not live nearby, and making new friends can also be challenging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Do we also see differences between men and women?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe had expected as much. In the general population, symptoms such as anxiety and depression are more common in women than in men. Among the respondents, women reported symptoms of anxiety more frequently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut, interestingly, we saw no difference between men and women when it came to depressive symptoms: they reported these with equal frequency. We do not yet have an explanation for this. We would need to investigate this further.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div data-component=core\/image>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Joeri-Tijdink_002_M-1600x1063.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1787818996\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-199152\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5052166224580017;width:399px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Joeri-Tijdink_002_M-1600x1063.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1787819144 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Joeri-Tijdink_002_M-875x581.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1787819144 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Joeri-Tijdink_002_M-300x199.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1787819144 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Joeri-Tijdink_002_M-1280x850.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1787819144 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Joeri-Tijdink_002_M-1536x1021.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1787819144 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Joeri-Tijdink_002_M-2048x1361.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1787819144 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p>Psychiatrist and researcher Joeri Tijdink researched the mental health of academics.<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>There has been talk for some time now about mental health issues amongst scientists. What makes this problem so persistent?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt has to do with the research climate. We have created a culture of hyper-competition within the scientific community. In such an environment, you quickly end up working excessive hours, especially when your manager or supervisor does the same. It then soon comes to be seen as the norm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the survey, De Jonge Akademie put forward the statement: \u2018I feel pressured to work longer than my regular hours.\u2019 More than half of the researchers agreed with this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Despite stress and mental health issues, scientists experience a relatively high level of job satisfaction. How do you explain that?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis tension was one of the reasons for launching the study. We know there is a great deal of stress and pressure, but at the same time, many scientists find working in academia incredibly enjoyable and rewarding. How can these two things be reconciled?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMany researchers regard their work as a passion: more than half describe it as the best job in the world. They feel they are contributing to solving societal problems. That makes their work meaningful and inspiring.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What needs to change to really tackle these problems?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou can always say: more money needs to go to science. But it\u2019s a myth that more money will solve all the problems. There are other factors that can make a difference too. For example, ensure a safe and pleasant research culture and invest in good leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cA strong social network is linked to fewer mental health issues. Institutions can help by encouraging social activities or ensuring that researchers do not work excessive hours. This is particularly important for international researchers, so that they can settle in properly here.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And what about young academics?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere need to be more stable positions. Early in their careers, academics often experience a great deal of uncertainty. If we can offer more permanent contracts, this may have a positive effect on their mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd we also need to talk more about job satisfaction. We often discuss how demanding an academic career is, but less about what makes people happy in their work. Of course, there is a problem. But it\u2019s also wonderful to work in science; there is so much beauty in it. 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