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Two conclusions that are inescapable as one digests the extant literature on work stress and health are: (a) Little is known about the affective or emotional mediators or strains that link psychosocial stressors in the work environment to various illness outcomes; and, (b) Little or no research attention has been given to the role of anger, as contrasted for example with anxiety or depression, and anger-coping styles per se as they mediate relationships between work stress and health. In this chapter, we ask and then attempt to answer several questions relevant to this two conclusions.
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Gentry, W.D. (1985). Anger Management and Work Stress: Healthy and Unhealthy Styles. In: Gentry, W.D., Benson, H., de Wolff, C.J. (eds) Behavioral Medicine: Work, Stress and Health. NATO Science Series D: (closed), vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5179-2_10
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