A study of 8,000 Government senior civil servants working in London, "Unfairness and health: evidence from the Whitehall II Study", published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2007; 61:513-518, found that thoughts of unfair treatment can directly lead to a greater risk of coronary problems. ( f/t via Athens password).
The results showed that those who thought they had experienced the worst injustice were 55% more likely to experience a coronary event than people who thought life was fair. Those who reported low levels of unfair treatment had 28% higher chance of suffering heart disease than those who had no complaints. People who reported moderate unfairness saw their risk rise by 36%.
The results showed that unfair treatment in other aspects of life was linked to increased risk of heart disease. The researcher said "the key message is that we must try to promote fairness in society".
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