Hubby Out of Work? Stress Will Affect Your Job Too

Just what you need: One more thing to worry about when your spouse gets laid off. A recent study shows that even if you keep your job, if your husband, wife or domestic partner gets a pink slip, your work will be probably be affected as well.

The study, conducted by Associate Professor Maw-Der Foo of Colorado University at Boulder's Leeds School of Business, took a look at daily stresses felt by married couples in which one spouse was employed and the other unemployed, and how those stressors affected each spouse.