Patterns & Pressure

Insights on financial pressure and psychosocial safety at work — for the people who can see it in the data and can't yet name it.

Industry did not predict distress

by: Tara Saxon | Keynote Speaker - Pressure, Patterns & PerformancePublished on: 05/09/2026

Australian research found industry did not predict psychological distress once age and gender were accounted for. Which breaks the way most organisations decide who needs support.

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Industry did not predict distress