Emotions linked to better health

Friday, March 13, 2009

A study of the correlation between emotions and health shows positive emotions are linked to better health.

Sarah Pressman, assistant professor of psychology and Gallup senior research associate, said the association between emotion and physical health was more powerful than the connection between health and basic human physical requirements. Pressman, the only researcher from the University pursuing the research, said positive emotions are linked to better health even when considering a lack of fundamental needs. Data was collected from more than 140 countries, which provided a representative sample of 95 percent of the world’s population. She said the emotions of a person are associated with the life expectancy of a country. Countries with higher life expectancy include Japan, Switzerland, United States and China. The countries with the lowest life expectancies include Nigeria, Rwanda, Angola and Zimbabwe.

“If you perceive yourself to be more positive you’ll feel healthier,” Pressman said. “It matters more to be positive in the countries where you are going hungry and you have no shelter.”

She said the reason for this correlation was because of access to medical care.

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