Brothers and sisters can actually improve your physical and mental(心理上的) health. Here’s how.
Having a younger sibling(兄弟姐妹) might make you thinner. A University of Michigan study found that children who were six or under when a new brother or sister arrived had a healthier BMI. Given that childhood weight problems can turn into adult weight problems, having a younger brother or sister might be worth it.
Sisters can protect you from depression(抑郁). Sisters, whether younger or older, help prevent their young siblings from feeling unloved, lonely and fearful, according to a study from Brigham Young University in the US.
Having brothers and sisters makes you kinder. The same research, which looked at 395 families, found that having siblings made you twice as likely to do good things. Could it be that having a same-generation(平辈的) relative looking out for you makes you think about others? A study of more than 450 Canadian families found that if a sibling was warm and kind, the other sibling was likely to show the same qualities.
Siblings can help you have a healthier lifestyle. A survey of more than 15,000 people found that 43 percent of people praised their family and friends for having the biggest influence on their health.
_________ In a study from the American Sociological Association, older adults who described themselves as being “close” to their family members had a six percent chance of dying over the next five years, compared to a 14 percent risk for the people who reported not being very close to their family members.
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