Sexual Intimacy in Couples is Associated with Longer Telomere Length

Sexual Intimacy in Couples is Associated with Longer Telomere Length

Highlights • High-quality relationships are beneficial for physical and mental health. • Frequency of sex has also been linked to greater mental and physical health. • Sexual intimacy was associated with longer telomere length in whole blood and PBMCs. • Sexual intimacy was not associated with granu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychoneuroendocrinology 2017-07, Vol.81, p.46-51
Hauptverfasser: Baca, Tomás Cabeza de, Epel, Elissa S, Robles, Theodore F, Coccia, Michael, Gilbert, Amanda, Puterman, Eli, Prather, Aric A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Couples
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Female
Granulocytes - physiology
Health
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Intimacy
Leukocytes, Mononuclear - physiology
Middle Aged
Personal Satisfaction
Psychiatry
Sexual Behavior - physiology
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Sexual Partners - psychology
Sexual relationships
Stress, Psychological - metabolism
Telomerase - metabolism
Telomere Homeostasis - physiology
Telomere length
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • High-quality relationships are beneficial for physical and mental health. • Frequency of sex has also been linked to greater mental and physical health. • Sexual intimacy was associated with longer telomere length in whole blood and PBMCs. • Sexual intimacy was not associated with granulocyte telomere length and telomerase
ISSN:0306-4530
1873-3360
DOI:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2017.03.022