--- title: Study: Fear of Job Loss Can Increase Asthma Risk description: The report looked at German adults during the recent economic downturn canonical: https://time.com/3423874/study-fear-of-job-loss-can-increase-asthma-risk/ author: Denver Nicks article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-09-24T02:49:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:22:31.814Z article:section: Health og:title: Study: Fear of Job Loss Can Increase Asthma Risk og:description: The report looked at German adults during the recent economic downturn og:url: https://time.com/3423874/study-fear-of-job-loss-can-increase-asthma-risk/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Study: Fear of Job Loss Can Increase Asthma Risk twitter:description: The report looked at German adults during the recent economic downturn twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Study: Fear of Job Loss Can Increase Asthma Risk > Sponsored content. 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The study, published online in the _Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health_, found that for every 25% increase in job security that a worker felt, that worker’s likelihood of developing asthma increased by 24%. For people who told researchers it was more likely than not that they would lose their job, the risk of developing asthma climbed 60%. Fear of losing one’s job has been linked to a number of negative health outcomes, but this is the first time it has been linked to the risk of developing asthma, the study’s authors said. 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