A 2022 study found that women who hugged their romantic partners before a stressful event were more resilient to stress.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by original peer-reviewed PLOS ONE study (Berretz et al., 2022) and corroborated by multiple independent reputable secondary sources (CNN, ScienceDaily, Psychology Today).
Sources
- Why You Should Get (and Give) More Hugs - Healthline (healthline.com)
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0266887 (journals.plos.org)
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9116618/ (ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)
- https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/23/health/hugs-stress-study-wellness (cnn.com)
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-asymmetric-brain/202206/the-surprising-way-good-hug-relieves-stress (psychologytoday.com)