Peter Karacsony

Obuda University, Keleti Karoly Faculty of Business and Management, Department of Marketing, Management and Methodology, Hungary

E-mail: karacsony.peter@uni-obuda.hu

ORCID 0000-0001-7559-0488 

Analysis of well-being at work and working from home based on the results of a survey in Slovakia

Angelika Czókolyová

J. Selye University, Faculty of Economics and Informatics, Department of Economics, Slovakia

E-mail: 124059@student.ujs.sk

ORCID 0009-0001-8171-072X

Mónika Imreh-Tóth

Széchenyi István University, Faculty of Economics, Hungary, E-mail: imreh-toth.monika@sze.hu

ORCID 0000-0002-0094-5827

Csaba Vandor

Széchenyi István University, Faculty of Law, Department of Trade, Agricultural and Labor Law, Hungary

E-mail: vandor@sze.hu

ORCID 0009-0007-2687-7627

Abstract. The coronavirus outbreak at the end of 2019 can be cited as a trigger for several drastic consequences. In those years and since, the pandemic brought many changes for which the world was not prepared. The spread and increased prevalence of home-based work is one such consequence. The study of the relationship between working from home and well-being at work is one of the most researched areas in the field of economic psychology today. The main objective of this study was to investigate well-being at work in a Slovak sample and to explore its relationship with working from home. The research methodology was implemented in the form of an online questionnaire at the end of 2023. A total of 772 people participated in the survey. According to the research hypothesis, there is a significant correlation between the form of working from home and a higher average level of well-being at work. The results obtained confirmed the hypothesis that working from home has a positive impact on well-being at work. Furthermore, the results highlight the main risks of work from home in terms of 'home comfort' and 'work-life balance'. In conclusion, the research has shown both the advantages and disadvantages of working from home, and managers should strive to ensure that the well-being of employees is maximized in order to work effectively.

Received: August, 2024

1st Revision: July, 2025

Accepted: September, 2025

DOI: 10.14254/2071-789X.2025/18-3/9

JEL Classification: J14, J28, I11

Keywords: workplace well-being, teleworking, Slovakia, efficiency, businesses