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To introduce the effort-reward imbalance model of occupational stress and determine whether high-effort, low-reward work environments predict adverse cardiovascular outcomes and clinical risk factors.

January 1, 1996Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Adverse health effects of high-effort/low-reward conditions.

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To introduce the effort-reward imbalance model of occupational stress and determine whether high-effort, low-reward work environments predict adverse cardiovascular outcomes and clinical risk factors.
Operationalized work stress using the effort-reward imbalance framework, evaluating high extrinsic demands and intrinsic need for control alongside low rewards such as job insecurity and limited promotion prospects.
Tracked incident cardiovascular events prospectively in a cohort of blue-collar men and assessed cardiovascular risk factor prevalence across two independent cohorts.
Low status control combined with high extrinsic or intrinsic effort independently predicted incident cardiovascular events in blue-collar men.
Effort-reward imbalance significantly contributed to the prevalence of key cardiovascular risk factors, including hypertension and atherogenic lipids, across two independent study populations.

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Prospective study reveals elevated cardiovascular risk in blue-collar workers experiencing high effort and low reward, highlighting the severe health costs of occupational stress.

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Johannés Siegrist (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69da478e94a959ed41a3c4eb https://doi.org/10.1037//1076-8998.1.1.27

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Prospective study reveals elevated cardiovascular risk in blue-collar workers experiencing high effort and low reward, highlighting the severe health costs of occupational stress.

Adverse health effects of high-effort/low-reward conditions.

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Adverse health effects of high-effort/low-reward conditions.

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