Want to Live Longer? Look for Partner Job's Match

Having friends who provide support not only makes the job so much easier, but also helps people live longer, according to a new study. Some researchers have found a good relationship with co-workers has an impact on the risk of death for many people and most influential between the ages of 38 and 43 years. "Social support peers, which can indicate how well a person has a social relationship in the context of his work, is an important indicator of risk of all-cause mortality," researchers said in a study published in the journal Health Psychology, published by the American Psychological Association.
Dr. Arie Shirom and colleagues examined the medical records of more than 800 workers who have followed their progress for 20 years, from 1988 to 2008, and a list of questions that measure job demands, job control and support of peers and supervisors.

While stating that the boss is a favorite topic of work, the study showed that having a supervisor who gave support had no impact on the problem of death.
The researchers also found significant differences in issues regarding the impact antargender have control and decision-making authority in the workplace. These conditions increase the risk of death in women in the study, but has a protective effect for men.
Based decision-making authority over workers who are able to exploit their ideas, have input on how to utilize their skills and freedom to make decisions in order to complete the task.
Shirom explain all these findings and say most people in the study had an office job. In this condition, men have higher levels of control and women are not.

A third person in the study were women. The average working day was 8.8 hours. Ninety-percent of people polled were married, and almost half had undergone at least 12 years of education.
The researchers also measured other risk factors that could impact on mortality, such as cholesterol levels, blood pressure, smoking, drinking and anxiety level.