The Impact of Job Strain and Marital Cohesion on Ambulatory Blood Pressure During 1 Year: The Double Exposure Study

Marital cohesion consistently interacted with the sustained elevation of BP associated with job strain over time in men and women. Low marital cohesion exacerbated the effect of job strain to elevate BP and high marital cohesion ameliorated it. This interaction may be gender specific in that it was demonstrated separately in women but not in men.