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Am J Public Health September 2013 PMID 23327269

Giving to others and the association between stress and mortality.

Michael J Poulin, Stephanie L Brown, Amanda J Dillard, Dylan M Smith

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This collection of discussions shows widespread agreement that helping others can buffer stress and improve lifespan, using phrases like 'helps add years' and 'lower mortality.' The tone is mostly enthusiastic and proactive, often sharing research insights and encouraging efforts toward altruism, reflecting a strong belief in the significance of these findings and a high level of engagement.

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Most discussions highlight support for the research's conclusion that helping others reduces stress-related mortality, citing studies and emphasizing positive effects.

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The conversations promote behavioral changes and raise awareness of the importance of altruism for health, indicating moderate to high impact.

Abstract in brief

  • The study investigated whether helping others can reduce the impact of stress on mortality, based on data from 846 participants in Detroit over five years.
  • Results showed that individuals who provided help to friends or family did not have their stress levels predict mortality risk, whereas for those who did not help, higher stress was associated with increased mortality.
  • The findings suggest that engaging in helping behaviors may serve as a protective factor, buffering the negative effects of stress on health and lifespan.]
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Orestes Kowalski
@everydayheropl · X

https://t.co/BXhWzm0274 W najnowszym filmie opowiadam o altruizmie, pomaganiu i moralnych obowiązkach. Mam nadzieję, że nagranie się przyda :) Zachęcam też do oznaczania i zachęcania swoich ulubionych twórców do zastanawieniu się nad ideą #efektywnyaltruizm!

Dec 22, 2021 · 34 likes · 7 shares · 6,685 followers View post →
IberianCitizen
@IberianCitizen · X

Ayudar a otros se asocia a una reducción de la mortalidad ante quienes padecen estrés. https://t.co/nqqiyTtyI4 #oxitocina Muy interesante este vídeo

Oct 6, 2022 · 8 likes · 3 shares · 12,910 followers View post →
Gordon Flett
@FlettGordon · X

Anyone looking for a mid-year resolution? Half of 2021 is gone folks .. Here's one suggestion --2013 study indicates that stress did not predict mortality among people who gave help to others in the previous year. Help yourself by helping others #mattering https://t.co/Ro0AS1w6ps

Jul 1, 2021 · 6 likes · 2 shares · 1,277 followers View post →
Georgi D.
@haidut · X

@justin_lurkin It does, and it actually lowers all-cause mortality due to stress. https://t.co/MIGKKtWzjA

Mar 31, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 31,673 followers View post →
Tygodnik Neuropa
@TNeuropa · X

W #Wydanie60: 6⃣ Odpowiedzialność za kryzys opioidowy w USA 7⃣ Pozew wobec portalu Sci-Hub 8⃣ Kim był historyczny Jezus? 9⃣ Efektywny Altruizm Całość: https://t.co/MQEKGxPIce 3/3 https://t.co/qFftAWPXSp

Dec 24, 2021 · 3 likes · 1,263 followers View post →
Mateusz
@EdMateuszWro · X

#pomagamskutecznie #efektywnyaltruizm https://t.co/LLiUp5T2gf @everydayheropl Polecam

Dec 22, 2021 · 2 likes · 46 followers View post →

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Mark - WeHelp
@WeHelpMindset · X

@LightWatkins Not only does reciprocity kick in when you help others - helping others adds years to your life. Note that reciprocity also causes people to pay it forward by helping others! "Giving to Others and the Association Between Stress and Mortality" (Poulin, 2013)

Nov 23, 2024 · 105 followers View post →
Cor Termorshuizen
@CRTTer · X

@AlpacaAurelius The context in which the stress takes place determines whether it is neg. for your health or even pos. The hormone oxytocin has also to do with it. See: https://t.co/IC30qodwpc https://t.co/btedbcilrT https://t.co/2AAWhaeLjp And a nice explanation: https://t.co/DoT823UzAM

Jan 16, 2024 · 819 followers View post →
Ricardo Rodriguez
@pinguscat · X

RT @IberianCitizen: Ayudar a otros se asocia a una reducción de la mortalidad ante quienes padecen estrés. https://t.co/nqqiyTtyI4 #oxitoci…

Oct 7, 2022 · 3 shares · 178 followers View post →
Omar Sotomayor
@OmarSotomayor2 · X

RT @IberianCitizen: Ayudar a otros se asocia a una reducción de la mortalidad ante quienes padecen estrés. https://t.co/nqqiyTtyI4 #oxitoci…

Oct 6, 2022 · 3 shares · 76 followers View post →
claimshero.eth
@claimshero__eth · X

RT @IberianCitizen: Ayudar a otros se asocia a una reducción de la mortalidad ante quienes padecen estrés. https://t.co/nqqiyTtyI4 #oxitoci…

Oct 6, 2022 · 3 shares · 128 followers View post →
IberianCitizen
@IberianCitizen · X

Ayudar a otros se asocia a una reducción de la mortalidad ante quienes padecen estrés. https://t.co/nqqiyTtyI4 #oxitocina Muy interesante este vídeo

Oct 6, 2022 · 8 likes · 3 shares · 12,910 followers View post →
MatheusPN
@MatheusPN2 · X

RT @haidut: @justin_lurkin It does, and it actually lowers all-cause mortality due to stress. https://t.co/MIGKKtWzjA

May 6, 2022 · 1 share · 142 followers View post →
Georgi D.
@haidut · X

@justin_lurkin It does, and it actually lowers all-cause mortality due to stress. https://t.co/MIGKKtWzjA

Mar 31, 2022 · 3 likes · 1 share · 31,673 followers View post →
Pacjent
@z_cybulkq · X

RT @everydayheropl: https://t.co/BXhWzm0274 W najnowszym filmie opowiadam o altruizmie, pomaganiu i moralnych obowiązkach. Mam nadzieję, że…

Dec 28, 2021 · 7 shares · 25 followers View post →
Magda Kopacz
@MagdalenaOrslow · X

RT @everydayheropl: https://t.co/BXhWzm0274 W najnowszym filmie opowiadam o altruizmie, pomaganiu i moralnych obowiązkach. Mam nadzieję, że…

Dec 25, 2021 · 7 shares · 330 followers View post →
Tygodnik Neuropa
@TNeuropa · X

W #Wydanie60: 6⃣ Odpowiedzialność za kryzys opioidowy w USA 7⃣ Pozew wobec portalu Sci-Hub 8⃣ Kim był historyczny Jezus? 9⃣ Efektywny Altruizm Całość: https://t.co/MQEKGxPIce 3/3 https://t.co/qFftAWPXSp

Dec 24, 2021 · 3 likes · 1,263 followers View post →
Auri
@Towarzyszka_ · X

Oglądajcie, efektywnie pomagajcie, szerujcie, retweteetujcie i w ogóle róbcie co możecie https://t.co/BoiMUR8MZm #pomagamskutecznie #efektywnyaltruizm

Dec 23, 2021 · 1 like · 282 followers View post →
Auri
@Towarzyszka_ · X

RT @everydayheropl: https://t.co/BXhWzm0274 W najnowszym filmie opowiadam o altruizmie, pomaganiu i moralnych obowiązkach. Mam nadzieję, że…

Dec 23, 2021 · 7 shares · 282 followers View post →
Stanisław Brzeziński
@embe05 · X

https://t.co/PRpukXwqnt

Dec 23, 2021 · 175 followers View post →
Mateusz
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#pomagamskutecznie #efektywnyaltruizm https://t.co/LLiUp5T2gf @everydayheropl Polecam

Dec 22, 2021 · 2 likes · 46 followers View post →
мarta
@enquiring_m · X

RT @everydayheropl: https://t.co/BXhWzm0274 W najnowszym filmie opowiadam o altruizmie, pomaganiu i moralnych obowiązkach. Mam nadzieję, że…

Dec 22, 2021 · 7 shares · 109 followers View post →
Tygodnik Neuropa
@TNeuropa · X

RT @everydayheropl: https://t.co/BXhWzm0274 W najnowszym filmie opowiadam o altruizmie, pomaganiu i moralnych obowiązkach. Mam nadzieję, że…

Dec 22, 2021 · 7 shares · 1,263 followers View post →
Maćko
@Inhumator1 · X

RT @everydayheropl: https://t.co/BXhWzm0274 W najnowszym filmie opowiadam o altruizmie, pomaganiu i moralnych obowiązkach. Mam nadzieję, że…

Dec 22, 2021 · 7 shares · 34 followers View post →
Kuba
@kubanetics · X

RT @everydayheropl: https://t.co/BXhWzm0274 W najnowszym filmie opowiadam o altruizmie, pomaganiu i moralnych obowiązkach. Mam nadzieję, że…

Dec 22, 2021 · 7 shares · 148 followers View post →
Orestes Kowalski
@everydayheropl · X

https://t.co/BXhWzm0274 W najnowszym filmie opowiadam o altruizmie, pomaganiu i moralnych obowiązkach. Mam nadzieję, że nagranie się przyda :) Zachęcam też do oznaczania i zachęcania swoich ulubionych twórców do zastanawieniu się nad ideą #efektywnyaltruizm!

Dec 22, 2021 · 34 likes · 7 shares · 6,685 followers View post →
Dr. LoBisco
@DrLoBisco · X

Study: can giving service buffer stress effects? Helping others predicted reduced mortality specifically by buffering the association between stress and mortality. https://t.co/V2Qx6Vkbly

Aug 28, 2021 · 1 like · 968 followers View post →
Jennifer Breheny Wallace
@JBrehenyWallace · X

RT @FlettGordon: Anyone looking for a mid-year resolution? Half of 2021 is gone folks .. Here's one suggestion --2013 study indicates that…

Jul 8, 2021 · 2 shares · 4,502 followers View post →
Gordon Flett
@FlettGordon · X

Anyone looking for a mid-year resolution? Half of 2021 is gone folks .. Here's one suggestion --2013 study indicates that stress did not predict mortality among people who gave help to others in the previous year. Help yourself by helping others #mattering https://t.co/Ro0AS1w6ps

Jul 1, 2021 · 6 likes · 2 shares · 1,277 followers View post →
Anne Rollins
@AnneRollins1 · X

My Mindful Minute focus this month is "giving", but nothing material. Give to yourself or others time, gratitude, recognition and so much more! Research shows this will help you live longer! #ExperienceYourLife https://t.co/H2o9BH3Exr https://t.co/0J9UtU59ii

Dec 3, 2020 · 63 followers View post →
Nature Yogi Marco Andre
@DjMarcoAndre · X

Giving to Others and the Association Between Stress and Mortality. Dragonfly Kingdom Library/Underground Intelligence Music & Multimedia/Dragonfly Kingdom International Service Agency/Lucky 7 Life Coaching/Marco's Clubhouse https://t.co/UFKD2RdHw3

Aug 5, 2020 · 8,290 followers View post →
半田　瞳@筋膜ケアと骨盤底筋から人生を豊かにする学校の校長
@handa_hitomi · X

@09mkla 著者のスペルを間違えていました。 すみません

May 7, 2020 · 1 like · 2,239 followers View post →
Alfredo Morabia
@AlfredoMorabia · X

The Science of Helping Out https://t.co/A0IJHVufLD via @nytimes #citesAJPH @PublicHealth @AMJPublicHealth Citing: Giving to Others and the Association Between Stress and Mortality https://t.co/sbaYyck6wp #COVID19 #publichealth #stress #compassion #mortality #health #science https://t.co/UP5o9skb9N

Apr 13, 2020 · 2,226 followers View post →
Professor Twain
@PrTwain · X

@kittypurrzog While it’s probably not good general advice to tell people to quit therapy, there is a lot of research showing that helping others is good for us. See https://t.co/HqgTtSRPYq and https://t.co/sBUtvRTVw1

Dec 1, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 1,235 followers View post →
Yakın İlişkiler
@yakin_iliskiler · X

Kaynaklar: Poulin, M. J., Brown, S. L., Dillard, A. J., & Smith, D. M. (2013). Giving to others and the association between stress and mortality. American Journal of Public Health, 103(9), 1649-1655.

Mar 11, 2019 · 50,938 followers View post →