Sexual health -There may be some truth, the phrase "Love can make you sick." A new study shows that relationships with people you may have mixed feelings about until your blood pressure
Mixed feelings in relationships hypertension
"The common wisdom is that stress is bad for health and our2 that personal relationships are good, because social support helps us cope with our stress," says Julianne Holt-Lundestad, assistant professor of psychology at Brigham Young University , in a statement. "But some relationships can cause stress, so we not only size fits all relationships."
Their study appears in the July issue of Health Psychology, a journal of the American Psychological Association.
Researchers have 102 healthy people carry concealed blood pressure monitors for three days. The volunteers pushed a button for about five minutes every social interaction in their blood. Also kept the diaries from which they interact with every day and answered questions about their relationships. The results showed that an elevated blood pressure more with mixed feelings, as almost hostile.
Mixed feelings lead to higher blood pressure than hostility
"If you interact with people you feel aversive or negative view that people are predictable and you will either avoid or discount this because you know what to expect from them," said Holt-Lunstad. "But for a person
you feel both positive and negative direction hope and expectation for something positive, and then, if you do not want your support, this could be very stressful. "
There was another twist in the report. It shows that there are benefits for the family with close relationships, even if it sometimes interferes with a family. Researchers say that even if the negative feelings toward their families, blood pressure, not so much as when negative interactions with other people.
This plays into the theory that people live longer with strong family ties and a better quality of life.
The researchers even compared relationships in the workplace. She found work relationships were seen as more negative interactions with non-employment.
Researchers say they hope their findings will help people wiser decisions in their relationships, allowing them to reduce stress as a result.