How even short, chance encounters with other people can help our mental health
environments promote the healthy development of regulatory systems, including immune, metabolic, and autonomic nervous systems, as well as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, with long-term consequences for adult health ... Social support in adulthood reduces physiological responses such as cardiovascular reactivity to both anticipated and existing stressors.”
article, European psychologists Paul Van Lange and Simon Columbus attempt to answer that intriguing question., a model that focuses on several key aspects of human interaction in making predictions about individual behavior. These include:, which refers to whether an interaction is marked by conflicting or converging, aligned interests., which refers to the degree to which the people in the interaction are autonomous of, or dependent on, each other.
The authors argue that since encounters with strangers are generally characterized by low conflict, they are likely to elicit kind, prosocial behaviors. They cite research on “social”—one’s ability to notice, anticipate, and accommodate the needs of another person in a social situation—showing that people overall will, for example, forego the last piece of chicken at the hotel buffet so as not to potentially deprive those who follow in line.
The authors argue that interactions with strangers, like other so-called “weak ties,” benefit well-being in part by creating opportunities for getting good advice and useful information. For example, they cite research showing that most people find a job through casual acquaintances rather than through intimate or close contacts.
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