“British civil servants reporting high relational injustice (low supervisor support) were 41% more likely to develop heart disease over a follow-up period of 8.7 years [71]. Similarly, Finnish factory workers reporting low supervisor support were 64% more likely to develop heart disease over 25 years [72]. These increased risks were seen after adjusting for age, gender, standard risk factors such as cholesterol, high blood pressure, and smoking, and job strain and effort-reward imbalance.”
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