Study Finds Bad Bosses Can Increase Risk Of Health Problems
- 10 years ago
One study from Sweden found that people who rated their bosses as being unpleasant to work with also had a higher rate of heart disease and heart attacks that increased the longer they stayed at the same job.
Different studies have shown that having a bad boss at your job can increase potential health risks like heart disease or mental health issues like depression, caused by stress.
One study from Sweden found that people who rated their bosses as being unpleasant also had a higher rate of heart disease and heart attacks which increased the longer they stayed at the job.
Anna Nyberg, the lead author of the study and a researcher at the Stress Research Institute at Stockholm University, is quoted as saying, "So if you are working under a boss who stresses you in a destructive manner, and your possibilities or chances to change the situation are limited, you should try to change jobs as soon as possible."
Over a ten year period, male subjects in the study who rated their bosses positively had at least a twenty percent lower chance of having heart disease.
Another study from Baylor University found that stress at work from a negative relationship with a boss can affect people’s home life too.
The partners of subjects who had a bad working relationship with their employers reported feeling more tension, and had more arguments at home than those who were happy at work.
Different studies have shown that having a bad boss at your job can increase potential health risks like heart disease or mental health issues like depression, caused by stress.
One study from Sweden found that people who rated their bosses as being unpleasant also had a higher rate of heart disease and heart attacks which increased the longer they stayed at the job.
Anna Nyberg, the lead author of the study and a researcher at the Stress Research Institute at Stockholm University, is quoted as saying, "So if you are working under a boss who stresses you in a destructive manner, and your possibilities or chances to change the situation are limited, you should try to change jobs as soon as possible."
Over a ten year period, male subjects in the study who rated their bosses positively had at least a twenty percent lower chance of having heart disease.
Another study from Baylor University found that stress at work from a negative relationship with a boss can affect people’s home life too.
The partners of subjects who had a bad working relationship with their employers reported feeling more tension, and had more arguments at home than those who were happy at work.