7 PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
An important question concerns whether working in a dissatisfying job has consequences for physical or mental health. Evidence shows that individuals who are in jobs that they dislike experience adverse physical and mental health outcomes (see meta-analysis by Faragher, Cass, & Cooper, 2013). These outcomes are often short-term physical health (e.g., digestive upset or headaches) and mental health (e.g., anxiety or depressed mood) symptoms. But what happens if people are stuck in dissatisfying jobs for an extended period? Might that contribute to more long-term or serious health issues? There are enough connections of job satisfaction with mental and physical health to raise concerns ...
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