Wednesday, January 7, 2009

A Day on ‘Coping With Uncertainty’? You’ve Earned It

Shortcuts - A Day on ‘Coping With Uncertainty’? You’ve Earned It - NYTimes.com

"Based on how participants rated their own physical and mental health, the academics found that people who felt chronically insecure about their jobs reported significantly worse overall health in both studies and were more depressed in one of the studies than those who had actually lost their jobs or had even faced a serious or life-threatening illnesses".


“Chronic stress is extremely damaging to your health,” Professor Burgard said. “I’m an academic and I’m going up for tenure. I know what uncertainty is. You’re unable to make plans, unable to take action. You’re waiting for the other shoe to drop.”

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