Children's mental well-being may affect the types of jobs they eventually get, and, thereby, their odds of work-related stress, new research findings suggest.

In a study of more than 8,000 British adults followed since birth in 1958, researchers found that those who had shown "internalizing behaviors" as children -- such as excessive sadness, anxiety or withdrawal -- were more likely to end up with a stressful working life.

This included jobs with high demands, little autonomy or little job security.

These job stressors, in turn, were linked to a greater risk of depression and anxiety once the study participants reached middle-age, the researchers report in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

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