Positive Relationships

Positive Relationships and the Association with Health There are numbers of ways someone can have a healthy mind and body. Close relationships can have an effect on someone’s well-being. Social connections and the sense of having someone there to rely on give a person a sense of relief and have major health benefits. No matter what type of relationship, significant other, close friend, or sibling both partners should feel safe and be able to share their thoughts and emotions without feeling like they are being judged by one another. Close positive relationships are usually made when partners are able to communicate effectively and have mutual respect towards each other. Sometimes for the healthy relationship to remain successful there should
People who have high avoidant attachment usually stop their desire for association and avoid close social relationships with others (Richards & Hackett, 2016). Finkel, Eastwick, and Simposon (2016) found that “According to attachment theory, people develop emotional bonds with significant others (usually romantic partners in adulthood) and are motivated to maintain these bonds over time. People seek proximity to their primary attachment figure, especially when they are stressed, ill, or afraid, and rely on the psychological security provided by this person when pursuing challenging activities that can promote mastery and personal growth.” Research on attachment theory has provided us with information on how a human needs love and affection to have a healthy psychological mind and body. When a person does not have adequate relationships they can experience feelings of loneliness, depression, and anxiety. Emotional support at times relies mainly on relationship with loved ones. A healthy mind is part of the reason why social skills are developed. An overall healthy development depends on their interpersonal
Figure 5 looks at the mean of neuroticism and health results indicated that there was a significance between both variables, r (83)=.403, p .05. Discussion The study found no significant relationship between positive close relationships and health. This is inconsistent with most studies done in the past. One study done by Brown, Smith, Schiavone was that people appear to be happier when they have close social relationships. Happiness can be indicative of overall well-being and health. People who do are lonely are not as happy then people who have close social ties. The results indicated that there was no association between both variables. Another factor this study looked at was personality traits and health. Figure 1 provides us with the differences in gender, there were both females and males who self-reported that they had close relationships rather than intimate. Figure 2 also provided more psychology majors than any other majors which show that they are not represented of the overall CSUN population. This is a small sample of a bias/ pre-selected