Socializing has been linked to better health and longer life. But can there be too much of a good thing? belladepaulo explores.
The first study was based on survey data from more than 390,000 adults of all ages from 37 European nations. The participants indicated how often they meet socially with friends, relatives, and colleagues. They could choose among these options: never, less than once a month, once a month, several times a month, once a week, several times a week, or every day. They also answered a question about their health, “How is your health in general?” Possible answers ranged from very bad to very good.
In the second study, in which close to 50,000 Germans were followed for years, the health implications of socializing with relatives and family members were even more remarkable. As in the first study, having some interaction was a good thing: going from never seeing family to seldom seeing them, and from seldom seeing them to seeing them at least once a month, was associated with improvements in overall health. However, people who saw their family more often than that actually had worse health.
Why Is Socializing Every Day No Better for Your Health, and Maybe Even Worse, Than Socializing Less Often?
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