[HIGHLIGHTS] Max Planck Society: Postdocs are three times more likely to be depressed than other people

More than one-fifth of young researchers show signs of depression. Mothers are the most unhappy, depressed, anxious and stressed.

The vast majority of postdocs surveyed (83 percent) say they are at least somewhat happy, and 80 percent say they lead a meaningful and purposeful life. The German government is aware of the problem, but it is struggling to improve working conditions by law, as the negotiations on the Fixed-Term Contract Act have just shown. The PostdocNet proposes a number of measures to address the problems.