Friendships Alleviate Stress

Jamie Ducharme, writing in Time magazine, reports that:

“One recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE found that the strength of a person’s social circle—as measured by inbound and outbound cell phone activity—was a better predictor of self-reported stress, happiness and well-being levels than fitness tracker data on physical activity, heart rate and sleep.”

The Exchange Essentials collection, “Friendships” contains a series of articles on the importance of supporting children as they learn to develop friendships among peers, and also the vital need for administrators to help cultivate positive interactions between teaching colleagues. A passage from one of the articles asserts:

“When human beings work together, there will inevitably be times when relationships feel challenging. In staff's efforts to make positive connections among coworkers a valued goal, children learn how to form positive relationships by example.”

Source: “Why Spending Time With Friends Is One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Health,” by Jamie Ducharme, Time magazine, June 25, 2019

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