When there are people around you who are under a lot of pressure, they often feel that the "atmosphere" is oppressive. "The Conversation"24 said that psychologists have found that stress is also "contagious". If people don't manage their stress well, it's easy to influence the people around them, especially their partners.
According to the report, Rosie Schroeter, a social psychologist at Purdue University in the United States, conducted research on how stress between partners affects each other's mental and physical health. Studies have shown that stress alters the immune, endocrine, and cardiovascular systems. When hostile conflicts such as criticism and sarcasm occur between partners, stress hormone levels will increase, wound healing will be slowed, and cortisol levels will also change with signs such as increased blood pressure. This hormone plays a key role in causing the body's stress response and remains at high levels within 4 hours of the conflict.
Schroeter says the quality of intimate relationships is critical to health, and changes in cortisol can have a lasting impact on physical health. She suggested that couples can release stress through positive communication, hugging and holding hands. (Du Min).