Men who stew at being unfairly treated at work are up to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack and even die from one, than those who let their frustration show, a new study shows.
The study by the Stress Research Institute of Stockholm University (Sweden) followed 2,755 employed men from 1992 to 2003.
At the end of the study, 47 participants had either suffered an attack, or died from heart disease, and many of those had been found to be "covertly coping" with unfair treatment at work.
"There was a close-response relationship between covert coping and the risk of incident myocardial infarction or cardiac death," the study's authors wrote.
Covert coping os "letting things pass without saying anything" and "going away" despite feelings of being treated unfairly by colleagues or managers.
Guys who relied on these coping techniques had a two to fivefold higher risk of developing heart disease than those who were more confrontational at work, the study showed.
The study was published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Bottle up your anger at your peril, guys!
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