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Flying Cannon has prepared four interesting studies on intimacy:
Single death risk is high! Especially for men
Sleeping better with a partner, but not with other family members
What to do if the pressure is too high? Hug your partner
Isolation and loneliness increase women’s risk of heart disease? !
Can you imagine that the person we are most accustomed to and most easily overlooked can have such a great impact on our health and life? Let’s take a look together below!
Single death risk is high! Especially for men
Single or married is a question that has been debated in recent years. It turned out that Floating Cannon always felt that one person had enough to eat and the whole family would not be hungry, and that being single was the most unrestrained. But then I found out that it would be nice if someone could hand me a wrench while I was fixing the plumbing.
A recent study published in JAMA Network Open answers these questions: Which population is at higher risk of death, single or married? What are the differences between men and women? What about separation, divorce, and widowhood?
The study involved 620,000 people in China, Japan, South Korea and Singapore, of whom 52.4% were women, 47.6% were men, 86.4% were married, and the average age 53.7 years old, mean follow-up time 15.5 years.
A questionnaire was used to assess the subjects’ lifestyle, sociodemographic characteristics, diet, information on type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cancer, coronary heart disease, and cerebrovascular disease.
It found that unmarried people had a 15% higher all-cause mortality rate than married people, of which:
12% higher risk of death from cerebrovascular disease;
20% higher risk of death from coronary heart disease;
17% higher risk of death from circulatory diseases;
6% higher risk of dying from cancer;
14% higher risk of death from respiratory disease;
A 19% higher risk of death from an accident.
Meanwhile, the researchers divided “unmarried people” into: single, separated, divorced, and widowed, and analyzed their health data separately.
It was found that, compared with married people:
Single individuals increased all-cause mortality by 62%;
Divorce up 38%;
Separated persons increased by 35%;
Widowed by 9%.
In this way, marriage is a bit magical, and even if the ending is not perfect, it will have a certain impact on health. The researchers believe that marital status may affect disease mortality because the partners of chronically ill patients encourage them to seek medical help and adhere to treatment.
In addition, the researchers included gender in the analysis and found that marital statusMen’s health effects were more pronounced, with unmarried men having a 23% increased risk of all-cause mortality compared to married men. In contrast, women’s marital status was not significantly associated with all-cause mortality risk.
Researchers have analyzed that this may be due to the fact that in Asian marriages, women take on more housework and high expectations of raising children, which can offset the female marriage belt. health benefits to come. It’s also possible that unmarried women have higher employment rates than married women, giving them a more secure financial position and better health.
Sleep better with a partner
But not with other family members
When it comes to sleeping with whomever sleeps better, many sisters will say that they sleep the most comfortably. After all, there is no partner snoring, and the child is crying. You can sleep as you want. Sleep, of course, is the most comfortable.
But a University of Arizona study has a different answer. Studies have found that sleeping with a partner sleeps better than sleeping alone, reduces depression, anxiety, and stress levels, and increases your life and relationship satisfaction.
The study involved 1,007 adults, and the researchers examined the subjects’ basic sleep, activity, diet, and environment. The frequency of sleeping alone, sleeping with partners, children and other family members in the past month was counted, and their sleep quality was also assessed:
Insomnia Severity Index
Fatigue Severity Scale
Sleep Duration
Apnea Score
Sleep time, etc.
and mental health factors, including:
Depression Score
Anxiety Score
Multiple Scale of Perceived Social Support
Perceived Stress Scale
Overall life satisfaction
Relationship Satisfaction
results found less insomnia when sleeping with a partner, less time to fall asleep, longer sleep time, less risk of sleep apnea, and fatigue after waking up lower.
And otherwise sleep quality is:
Sleeping with a child has a higher degree of insomnia and a higher risk of apnea;
There is a greater risk of apnea when sleeping with other family members;
Insomnia is higher when you sleep by yourself, and the risk of apnea is higher;
In addition, people who slept with their partners had lower depression and anxiety scores, felt more social support, and were more satisfied with their lives and relationships.
Those who slept alone had higher depression scores, felt less social support, and were less satisfied with their lives and relationships. People who slept with children had higher stress scores.
Overall, sleeping with a partner resulted in better sleep quality and better mental health.
What? You ask me if I don’t have a partner, can I have a pet instead? As a floating gun who has come here to tell you, please be careful of every kitten that looks cute during the day, because you can’t imagine how crazy it is at night…
What to do with stress? Hug your partner
I believe that many friends will find that when hugging someone close, they will feel very relaxed and comfortable physically and mentally. So, can hugs really relieve stress? What is the difference between women and men?
A study published in Plos One in May found that women hugging their partners before a stressful event reduced post-stress cortisol (a type of stress hormones), but not in men.
The study involved 76 healthy participants with an average age of 22.3 years, all heterosexual and in good relationship. Before the trial began, the researchers measured their baseline cortisol levels, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and had them fill out scales of positive and negative affect.
The 38 couples were then randomly divided into a hugging group and a control group. The hugging group was required to hug for 20 seconds, followed by a stress test. The content of the stress test is to let the participants put their hands in ice water, and at the same time need to constantly look at the camera and not speak, and if they violate it, they will be criticized until they can’t stand it.
The control group did not hug and started the stress test.
After the stress test, the researchers again measured their cortisol levels, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and had the participants fill out scales of positive and negative affect.
It was found that women in the hug group released less cortisol after the stress test, but men had no significant effect. In addition, hugging had no significant effect on systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, or subjective mood after a stressful event.
Finally, researchers suggest that women can lower stress levels by hugging their partners before facing stressful situations such as exams and interviews.