Ahappymarriageapparentlyisgoodmedicine, buthostilespousesmaybeharmfultooneanother’ shealth.
Couplesinconflict-riddenmarriagestakelongerthanthehappilymarriedtohealfromallkindsofwounds, fromminorscrapesorathleticinjuriestomajorsurgery, .
Thisnewresearch, reportedatanAmericanPsychosomaticSocietymeeting, addstogrowingevidencethatmarriagehasanimpactonhealth.
Inthewoundhealingstudy, , couplesweretoldtodiscussaneutraltopic; ’ woundsoverthenextfewweeksandtheirproductionofthreeproteinscreatedinwoundhealing.
Theoutcome: “Evenasimplediscussionofadisagreementslowswoundhealing,” sayspsychologistJaniceKiecolt-Glaser, whodidthestudywithco-authorRonaldGlaserofOhioStateUniversityCollegeofMedicine.
Overall, - pepperingbothdiscussionswithcriticism, sarcasmandput-downs - healedtheslowest.Ittookthem40% longer, ortwomoredays, toheal, andtheyalsoproducedlessoftheproteinslinkedtohealing.
Theseareminorwoundsandbrief, -lifemaritalconflictprobablyhasaworseimpact, Kiecolt-Glaseradds.“Suchstressbeforesurgerymattersgreatly,” shesays,“ andtheeffectcouldapplytohealingfromanyinjury.”
显然,幸福的婚姻是剂良药,而敌对的夫妻可能有害于彼此的身体健康。
一项在周末公布的研究表明,经受矛盾冲突影响的婚姻,其伤愈时间较幸福的婚姻更长一些,这里的伤包括轻度擦伤或运动创伤,以及大的外科手术。而且,如果工作者有一个快乐的家庭生活,那么工作压力对身体健康的破坏似乎可以得到减轻。
在美国心理学学会的会议上,这一新的研究成果被公布,这进一步证实了:婚姻对健康有影响作用。