Health/Wellness
High-stress age slows young womenIf you're a saleswoman in her mid-20s to mid-40s, chances are you're more depressed than other workers across the country. |
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 [ 2007-01-14 ] |
A recent study on workplace stress found women are twice as likely as men to be depressed on the job and those between the ages of 25 and 44 are more likely to suffer emotionally than employees over 45.
Sales and service workers have the highest rates of depression, followed by those in white-collar positions and evening and night shifts also take a toll, as does a work week of fewer than 30 hours.
Lower- or middle-class income earners suffer more as do workers who never married or are divorced, separated or widowed.
Overweight or obese people are slightly less depressed than those who are underweight or normal weight.
And those who have alcohol or drug dependencies are nearly three times more likely to suffer depression than workers who don't.
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