Married people have lower levels of stress hormone

[Lonelyloner]

February 13, 2017

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Carnegie Mellon University

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Married people are healthier than those who are single, divorced or widowed, research has found. Now a new study provides the first biological evidence to explain how marriage impacts health.

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Studies have suggested that married people are healthier than those who are single, divorced or widowed. A new Carnegie Mellon University study provides the first biological evidence to explain how marriage impacts health.

Published in Psychoneuroendocrinology, the researchers found that married individuals had lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol than those who never married or were previously married. These findings support the belief that unmarried people face more psychological stress than married individuals. Prolonged stress is associated with increased levels of cortisol which can interfere with the body's ability to regulate inflammation, which in turn promotes the development and progression of many diseases.

"It's is exciting to discover a physiological pathway that may explain how relationships influence health and disease," said Brian Chin, a Ph.D. student in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences' Department of Psychology.

Over three non-consecutive days, the researchers collected saliva samples from 572 healthy adults aged 21-55. Multiple samples were taken during each 24-hour period and tested for cortisol.

The results showed that the married participants had lower cortisol levels than the never married or previously married people across the three day period. The researchers also compared each person's daily cortisol rhythm -- typically, cortisol levels peak when a person wakes up and decline during the day. Those who were married showed a faster decline, a pattern that has been associated with less heart disease, and longer survival among cancer patients.

"These data provide important insight into the way in which our intimate social relationships can get under the skin to influence our health," said laboratory director and co-author Sheldon Cohen, the Robert E. Doherty University Professor of Psychology.

 

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Materials provided by Carnegie Mellon University. Original written by Shilo Rea. Note: Content may be edited for style and length.

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Journal Reference:

1. Brian Chin, Michael L.M. Murphy, Denise Janicki-Deverts, Sheldon Cohen. Marital status as a predictor of diurnal salivary cortisol levels and slopes in a community sample of healthy adults. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2017; 78: 68 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.01.016

[abulu]

Depends on how well the Marriage is going also

[veerigadu]

Depends on comparision within the community and kind of wife ani antunna batta potta ankuls. 

[LadiesTailor]

Evvadra cheppindi stress levels pelli ayuthe thagguthayu ani... evvadu aa lafooot gaadu 

[Lonelyloner]

Just now, abulu said:

Depends on how well the Marriage is going also

[veerigadu]

Just now, abulu said:

Depends on how well the Marriage is going also

Yes agreed. Vaunty apice lo lunchtime lo busy unte she will be happy at home antunna @Odale

[Lonelyloner]

1 minute ago, LadiesTailor said:

Evvadra cheppindi stress levels pelli ayuthe thagguthayu ani... evvadu aa lafooot gaadu 

Carneige mellon...

Nuvu cheskokapoyi unte inka stress lo undevadivemo....who knows man......naseeeeb

[Rushabhi]

Idhi men meedha teesina samples ayyi untay. Women ki less stress levels no way. Pelli chesukunnaka family package la vasthundi stress husband, in laws, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, co-sister ani.

[Lonelyloner]

Just now, Rushabhi said:

Idhi men meedha teesina samples ayyi untay. Women ki less stress levels no way. Pelli chesukunnaka family package la vasthundi stress husband, in laws, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, co-sister ani.

Also comparision wealth ni kuda consider chesthe telusthundhi.

More money less stress

[veerigadu]

2 minutes ago, Rushabhi said:

Idhi men meedha teesina samples ayyi untay. Women ki less stress levels no way. Pelli chesukunnaka family package la vasthundi stress husband, in laws, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, co-sister ani.

Agreed. Alaga samsaram pettedhaka stress vallake ekkuva. 

[Rushabhi]

Just now, Lonelyloner said:

Also comparision wealth ni kuda consider chesthe telusthundhi.

More money less stress

Either more money or no money. Madhyalo kottu mittaduthunna vallake stress

[csrcsr]

Just be thankful for what we have emi stress undadu , do your best what you can have fulfillment everything will be OK no research is needed

[Lonelyloner]

1 minute ago, csrcsr said:

Just be thankful for what we have emi stress undadu , do your best what you can have fulfillment everything will be OK no research is needed

Naseeb

[jambalhaatraja]

ee studies mast vacchinai. these top universities lo some prof or stadent take some 1000-10000 sample who are mostly non indians and ask marriage mundara chex , ainaka chex , daily enni sarlu etc and calculate some stupid metrics

mana indians ni adigite ave questions telustadi.. as we have much bigger casette east facing houses etc world wide issues to tackle. 

[Lonelyloner]

1 minute ago, jambalhaatraja said:

ee studies mast vacchinai. these top universities lo some prof or stadent take some 1000-10000 sample who are mostly non indians and ask marriage mundara chex , ainaka chex , daily enni sarlu etc and calculate some stupid metrics

mana indians ni adigite ave questions telustadi.. as we have much bigger casette east facing houses etc world wide issues to tackle. 

Makes sense