Christopher Jacobi of Oxford University investigated the medical records of 28,662 people in Britain to determine whether there is a correlation between mental health and mortality.
Jacoby pointed out at the British Sociology and Medicine Conference held in Birmingham on September 8th that after research, it was found that the average death rate of people who maintained a positive attitude might decrease, but it would take longer follow-up to confirm this result.
After four years of research, it was found that among the six groups of participants who scored the highest in mental health, the risk of death related to mentality decreased by 18% compared with the general population. This result is consistent with those who have a degree or a happy marriage.
In this study, the researchers investigated participants with the same physical condition, income and other factors to rule out the influence of these factors on their mental health, marital status and education level. There is no statistical difference in other factors such as religious belief and income.
Some factors related to death include the increase of age and the difference of physical health.
Jacoby said, "The results show that a good mental state can block the increase of mortality. It is often said in some literatures that a positive mental state can reduce people's stress by lowering blood pressure and promoting sleep, and promote people to drink less and smoke less, which is ultimately beneficial to health and reduce mortality. "
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