Research shows that male rats are less stressed whether they spend more time together - the same could be true for humansBonding with other guys may relieve stress in men,according to media reports of research published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology last week. Men who are close with each other hold higher levels of oxytocin, popularly known as the “cuddle hormone” which makes them better at handling stress.
The research, or however,comes from a rat study, and – while rodents are often used as stand-ins for humans, and because they similar biological and genetic characteristics you’d hold to assume there are differences. The researchers do pairs of rats in cages together for a week and then do each one in a small confined space for three hours. When they were reunited,the rats were even friendlier than before they had been stressed.
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Source: theguardian.com