Mar 22, 2020 20:00:00

It turns out that people who are stressed can be kind to people and be kind to people

Previous studies have shown that chronic stress can

reduce memory and thinking ability and cause brain contraction, and that it can cause lifestyle-related diseases. It seems to be useless. However, new research has shown that stress has the effect of ' doubling people to person '.

Daily stressors facilitate giving and receiving of emotional support in adulthood-Joo--Stress and Health-Wiley Online Library
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/smi.2927

Stress may drive people to give as well as receive emotional support | Penn State University
https://news.psu.edu/story/608503/2020/02/17/research/stress-may-drive-people-give-well-receive-emotional-support

Stressed-out people are twice as likely to do this beneficial act — study

https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/stress-study-surprising-positive-effect

A group of researchers found that stress has some interpersonal benefits, including psychologist David Almeida of Pennsylvania State University. 'The negative effects of stress, such as heart disease, reduced immune function, and depressive symptoms, are well studied. However, our research group believes that stress can enhance interpersonal relationships. There are potential benefits. '

Therefore, the research group conducted a survey of 1,622 men and women between the ages of 33 and 84. Participants were interviewed daily for eight days, and asked if they were stressed today, whether they provided mental support or received support.

As a result, the average stressed person's chances of giving or receiving mental support to someone during the day doubled. The likelihood of a similar effect the day after stress was 26% higher.

Almeida commented on this result: `` I used to think that providing mental support to people was a source of stress, but stressed people said, And I changed my mind. Perhaps stress has a role in encouraging people to talk about the issue with others. '

When stress occurs, the human body

reacts “ fight or escape ” and tries to cope with the stress. This reaction puts a burden on the body, so it will have a negative effect on health in the long term, but if appropriate, it will be a stimulus to take action to improve the situation. Thus, stress that produces a positive effect is called ' pleasant stress .'

Co-author Hye Won Chai said, “Women are more likely to provide and receive emotional support than men, because stressed women have more mental support. This study confirms that earlier studies found that men are more likely to receive or receive mental support when stressed, but smaller than women. 'There were gender differences in the effects of stress on helping each other.

'This finding suggests that if we had the worst day, it wasn't just bad for our health. If stress could connect people to each other, It will be an irreplaceable and valuable experience for people. '