Stressful and Insecure Jobs Take a Toll on Health

Thursday, November 20th, 2003

This should surprise no one. Stressful and Insecure Jobs Take a Toll on Health:

Australian researchers found that managers and other professionals who were under a strong threat of being laid off were more than three times as likely to report depression, anxiety or being in poor health than people in more secure positions.

And people who said they worked in highly stressful jobs with little control over how and when they work were also more likely than others to have depression or anxiety.

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