Supportive Colleagues Boosts Longevity

A new study has revealed the long term benefits of having supportive colleagues, which creates a positive environment at the workplace and boosts longevity.

"Peer social support, which could represent how well a participant is socially integrated in his or her employment context, is a potent predictor of the risk of all causes of mortality," the researchers said.

Prudent Health Behavior Key To Longevity
Prudent health behavior could be the key to longevity, not mere stress-free cheerfulness, according to University of California, Riverside researchers.

Researchers also spotted a marked difference in the way men and women reacted to control and decision-making powers at the workplace. While it elevated the risk of mortality for women, control and authority had a protective effect for men.

Source-Medindia

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