Key result
Workplace social support was negatively associated with workday systolic blood pressure, with supervisor support benefiting women and coworker support benefiting men during high-stress periods.
Why the study?
Does workplace social support improve workday ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate in New York City Traffic Enforcement Agents?
Population
70 New York City Traffic Enforcement Agents (36 male, 34 female)
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
1 workday
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for gender-specific workplace interventions in high-stress jobs; leaves open causal effects on ambulatory BP pending prospective studies.
Observational (n=70)
Does workplace social support improve workday ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate in New York City Traffic Enforcement Agents?
Workplace social support is associated with lower workday ambulatory blood pressure, particularly during stressful work periods, with effects varying by gender and source of support.
Karlin et al. (2003) reported an observational. Workplace social support was evaluated on Workday ambulatory blood pressure and heart rate. Workplace social support was negatively associated with workday systolic blood pressure, with supervisor support benefiting women and coworker support benefiting men during high-stress periods.
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