on PinterestRecent research found that having “hasslers” in your life could be making you age faster. Image Credit: Anna Malgina/StocksyA recent study found that, over time, stressful relationships may accelerate biological aging.
on PinterestRecent research found that having “hasslers” in your life could be making you age faster. Image Credit: Anna Malgina/Stocksy
- A recent study found that, over time, stressful relationships may accelerate biological aging.
- The researchers refer to those who create problems or make life more difficult as “hasslers.”
- The study also found that a greater number of “hasslers” in your life can lead to a higher risk of depression, anxiety, and poorer overall health.
Spending time with someone who consistently creates problems or makes life more difficult can accelerate biological aging and affect your overall health.
A recent study found that spending more time with people the researchers call “hasslers” and having more of them in your life can negatively affect various aspects of your life and health.
The researchers found that these relationships are not rare and that people with social or health vulnerabilities may be more likely to have “hasslers” in their lives. The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
The researchers also noted that “social relationships are fundamental to human health.”
However, past research has mostly focused on the supportive nature of these relationships. This recent study focused on the “hasslers” in the close social networks of individuals and the role these stressful people play.
“Those around us can either increase or decrease our stress levels because we are wired for social connection and our social relationships can significantly influence and shape our mood, perspectives, motivation, and energy, on a daily basis, and for future goals/visions,” said Menije Boduryan-Turner, PsyD, licensed psychologist, and founder of Embracing You Therapy. Boduryan-Turner was not involved in the study.
Difficult people in your life may accelerate aging by 1.5%
The study analyzed data from 2,345 participants in a health survey in Indiana. The participants ranged in age from 18 to 103, with an average age of about 46.
The individuals answered questions about their relationships, focusing on the previous 6 months.
The researchers defined “hasslers” as people whom the participants reported as “often hassling them, causing them problems, or making life difficult.”
The average network size among participants was just over 5, with a maximum size of 25. On average, the individuals reported around 8.1% of the network members as “hasslers.”
Of the participants, 28.8% reported having at least one “hassler” in their social network, and 10% reported having two or more. This suggests that persistently negative ties are not rare among personal relationships.
“We resonate with people, and when someone creates problems, ideally, we would leave such a situation,” said Alex Dimitriu, MD, double board certified in psychiatry and sleep medicine and founder of Menlo Park Psychiatry & Sleep Medicine, who was not involved in the study.
“Dealing with a hassler definitely takes a toll on mental health, and I see that in my work every day,” Dimitriu told Healthline.
The researchers then examined the association between having “hasslers” in your life and biological aging.
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