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Article: The effects of hours of work on health: a meta-analytic review.
- Article from:
- Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
- Article date:
- December 1, 1997
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Mann (1965) suggested over 30 years ago that `hours of work have long been recognized as having a marked effect on the way an individual and his family lives'. Research investigating the relationship between work hours and health, produced findings which raised concern about the impact of long work hours on an individual's well-being. Buell & Breslow (1960), for example, found a higher incidence of coronary heart disease in men who worked over 48 hours per week.
Thirty years later work hours and health are still an important issue. Due to increasing workloads, job insecurity, and pressures to perform, many individuals are working longer hours. Work overload, ...