SSS 2012-01-26
时间：2018-12-24 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(一)月
英语课
We've all heard exercise is good for your physical and mental wellbeing. But a good workout can actually influence the mental wellbeing of others, too. Because bosses who hit the gym tend to be less abusive to their employees. That's according to a study in the Journal of Business and Psychology 1.
Researchers asked 98 MBA students who were also employed full-time 2 to rate how their supervisors 3 treated them, by responding to statements like "[my boss] puts me down in front of others." The researchers also had supervisors fill out a different survey, about their stress levels and weekly exercise. And, as the authors expected, the more stressed out supervisors were, the more their employees felt belittled 4 by them. But the employees felt better about bosses who exercised, whether it was yoga, cardio or weightlifting. And just one or two days a week did the trick.
Exercise didn't simply melt away the stress—bosses who worked out reported feeling just as much pressure as their sedentary counterparts. Active bosses just spared subordinates the verbal attacks. So next time you feel like telling your boss to take a hike... it might actually be sound advice!
1 psychology
n.心理，心理学，心理状态
- She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
- He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。
2 full-time
adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的
- A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
- I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。
3 supervisors
n.监督者，管理者( supervisor的名词复数 )
- I think the best technical people make the best supervisors. 我认为最好的技术人员可以成为最好的管理人员。 来自辞典例句
- Even the foremen or first-level supervisors have a staffing responsibility. 甚至领班或第一线的监督人员也有任用的责任。 来自辞典例句