過度焦慮會導致過早死
Living with a partner prone to worrying can be the death of you - even if you always manage to look on the bright side of life. A study of zebra finches found mortality rates soared among those given mates programmed to suffer from anxiety, showing worry is 'contagious' between couples. Scientists believe the phenomenon applies to humans and say part of the reason for the 'partner effect' may be these jittery individuals are not very comforting to be with.
杞人憂天的個性似乎可以給自己一些“未雨綢繆”的心理暗示，也許有一些人認為為壞事早做打算、早做準備可以把自己的“心理建設”得更強壯點！或許這行為有些道理，然而殊不知這個舉動會給自己的伴侶帶來極大的憂慮、甚至還有“過早死”的危險！研究人員通過對“斑馬雀”實驗後發現，那些對伴侶天天施加精神壓力、把自己的焦慮狀況傳染給對方的斑馬雀會造成對方的死亡率大大提高。據悉，這種情況並不侷限於斑馬，同樣會對人類產生類似的影響，那些容易焦慮的伴侶實在不是生活中的好搭檔。
Professor Pat Monaghan, of the University of Glasgow, said: 'Unstressed birds had mortality rates that were four times higher than normal if they were simply given partners that had experienced stress earlier in their lives. 'The take-home message is that the wrong kind of partner can be very bad for your health.'
教授Pat Monaghan說：“鳥類斑馬雀倘若經常處在焦慮狀態，他們伴侶的死亡率比普通斑馬雀要高4倍。因為在大家互相還年輕的時候，斑馬雀就已經向自己心愛的伴侶施加壓力了。選錯枕邊人，有可能對你的健康有損害呢！”
The research, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, also found the effect of stress on life expectancy is not just dependent on the way we live now but what happened in early childhood.
據悉，這項研究已經發表在《英國皇家學會學報B輯》上，研究者發現生命週期的長短並非依賴在我們當今的生活方式上，而是在早期、兒童時代的生活狀況中。
