At work, everyone is still feeling the effects of the Great Recession in all sorts of ways, and sometimes in less-than-expected ways.

Employee anxiety about job security came through loud and clear in an academic study seeking employee input on the use of employer-sponsored work-life balance programs.

The study, bearing the title "I Cannot Afford to Have a Life: Employee Adaptation to Feelings of Job Insecurity," also examined work and non-work "boundary permeance" as well as how job anxiety impacts work-life conflict and emotional exhaustion.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.