However, for some workers and under
some circumstances, they might translate
into poor performance at work, into other
psychological and social problems and into
poor physical health. Nevertheless, the
overall strength of the relationship between
the experience of stress, and its antecedents,
on one hand, and health, on
the other, is consistent but moderate.
There is evidence that the experience of
stress at work is associated with changes in
behaviour and physiological function, both
of which may be detrimental to employees’
health. Much is known about the possible
mechanisms underpinning such
effects, and particular attention has been
paid to pathologies possibly associated
with impaired immune activity as well as
those more traditionally linked to stress,
such as ulcers, coronary heart disease and
rheumatoid arthritis.