Spending time with your mother could make her live longer says study - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life Spending time with your mother could make her live longer says study By You Magazine - March 21, 2019 We’re all well aware by now that life can get busy. Juggling work, a social life and family time can be exhausting, and making time to see our parents can be even harder – especially if distance is a factor. However, a new study has emphasised the importance of spending time with our mothers, finding that it can actually make them live longer. Getty Images The research, conducted by a team at University of California, has revealed that loneliness plays a huge part in he health and well-being of elderly people. This was concluded after they followed 1600 participants – who all had an average age of 71- and discovered that all of those who described themselves as lonely had higher rates of mortality as nearly a quarter of them died within six years of the study in contrast to the 14 per cent of those who said they were not lonely because they had friends and family around them. As reported in Pretty 52, senior geriatric social worker at Massachusetts General Hospital, Barbara Moscowitz told The New York Times: ‘The need we’ve had our entire lives-people who know us, value us, who bring us joy-that never goes away.’ Explaining how older people cultivate friendships and relationships in different ways, she continued: ‘They’re pretty tolerant of friends’ imperfections and idiosyncrasies, more than young adults. Getty Images She added: ‘You bring a lot more experience to your friendships when you’re older. You know what’s worth fighting about and not worth fighting about.’ Sounds about right to us. As we grow, our priorities change and so do the things we look for in friendships, especially if we have lost friends to death or other things along the way. Therefore as people start to realise that they have little time left in life, they reject superficial relationships and focus more on the meaningful ones they have built. This is suggested by Stanford University psychologist Laura Carstensen, who developed the theory called ‘socioemotional selectivity’, according to the New York Times report. Luckily, Mother’s Day is right around the corner so what a perfect excuse to spend some time with yours? You could even get her a lovely gift or take her for Afternoon Tea. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life Groomzillas Brace yourself for a new breed of monster rampaging down July 7, 2019 Elizabeth Day Sorry can t make your party I m on the sofa August 11, 2019 Using these 10 words makes you middle class apparently September 9, 2019 Megan Phelps-Roper ‘ I was born to preach hate I chose to October 6, 2019 Dr Clare Bailey No energy You may need an iron boost November 10, 2019 Emma Winterschladen Meet the mega matchmaker December 1, 2019 Dr Clare Bailey Comfort joy… and a festive hug December 22, 2019 Elizabeth Day I’ m not grumpy… it’ s just my face January 19, 2020 Elizabeth Day Oh the joy of knowing nothing February 16, 2020 This postcard is a sweet simple way to help others during March 16, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved