Positive experiences in closerelationships are associated with better physicalhealth, new research suggests
. The new research examines the effects of positive and negative relationship experiences on the body, as well as how these experiences and health outcomes change from day to day., coping, and physiology, like blood pressure and heart rate reactivity," says lead author Brian Don of the University of Auckland."Additionally, it's not just how we feel about our relationships overall that matters; the up's and downs are important too.
Researchers found that, on average, people with more positive experiences and fewer negative experiences reported lower stress, better coping, and lower systolic blood pressure reactivity leading to better physiological functioning in. By contrast, variability—or daily ups and downs—in negative relationship experiences like conflict were especially predictive of outcomes like stress, coping, and overall systolic blood pressure.
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