New research from health provider Bupa in partnership with ParalympicsGB found that 58% of Brits have felt excluded in the past year, resulting in poor mental health (30%) and isolation (41%). The research also found that feelings of exclusion has made Brits feel shut out in their daily life (28%), at work (27%) or within society (24%). These findings have been released alongside a #TeamHealth campaign to encourage wider access to teams and societies.
Bupa’s research shows that 30% of people have felt a negative impact on their general mental health due to their experience of social exclusion, with many left feeling isolated (41%), sad (41%) and anxious (33%). This research is especially pertinent for people in the cybersecurity industry, given that the stress and pressure of round the clock protection means that free time is often scarce.
The research was conducted by Censuswide among 2,002 UK nationally representative general consumers. Among this group, 417 reported that they consider themselves to have a disability.
Notably, people living with a disability (72%) are more likely to experience exclusion. This group is also almost twice as likely to report poor mental health than the wider population, as well as high levels of loneliness (43%). Women (61%) are also significantly more likely to report feelings of isolation.
Currently 44 per cent of people in the UK aren’t involved in social, professional, community or interests-based support networks, while for one in five (21%), the number of teams they belong to has decreased over the past three years.
For cybersecurity professionals, cultivating a sense of community among professionals may be the first step to improving mental health. Statistics show that two-thirds of cybersecurity professionals feel stre ..
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