Question

studies of british civil servants have found that those in the lowest status jobs are much more likely to develop heart disease than those who have high status jobs. these findings attest to the importance of______in dealing with stress.
a social support
b biofeedback
c perceived control
d emotion - focused coping

Explanation:

The question is about the factor related to heart disease risk in low - status jobs. Social support is a key concept in psychology (a sub - field of Social Science) that relates to how individuals cope with stress. Low - status jobs often lack social support, which is a known stressor. Biofeedback is a technique for self - regulation, emotion - focused coping is a coping strategy, and perceived control is about an individual's belief in controlling events. But social support is directly related to stress - related health outcomes like heart disease as per psychological research.

Answer:

A. social support