Married people have lower levels of stress hormone, cortisol and are less prone to heart diseases and higher survival rates during cancer

Researchers from the Carnegie Mellon University has provided the first biological evidence about the impact of marriage on health. It is said that unmarried people face greater psychological stress than married individuals. The new research supports the concept.

Researchers found that the married people have low levels of stress hormone cortisol when compared with never married or were previously married individuals. Prolonged stress leads to increased cortisone levels that in turn affects the body's ability to regulate inflammation and as the result of which, the body becomes susceptible to various diseases.

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Research Methodology

-A number of 572 healthy adults participated in the study with their ages ranging between 21-54 years.

-The research spanned across three days, during which the researchers collected saliva samples from 572 adults during each 24 hour period

-The results indicated married individuals have lower cortisol levels than never married or were previously married individuals.

-Researchers also compared each person's daily cortisol rhythm- in general, cortisol levels are higher when we wake up in the morning and decreases during the day.

-It was observed that the married people showed a faster decrease in cortisol levels than the never married or were previously married individuals.

-This type of decrease makes them less prone to heart diseases and also improves the survival rates in case of cancer patients

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The Research study was published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology