Women's Stress Levels Decrease When Talking To Their Moms, Increase When Texting, According To New Study
An interesting new study titled "Instant Messages vs. Speech: Hormones and Why We Still Need to Hear Each Other" explains how types of communication can influence the mental and emotional responses in human beings, particularly among young women when interacting with their mothers.
In the study, one set of young women interacted with their mothers via daily texts while another set of women interacted with them via daily phone calls. The researchers found that oxytocin (the "happy" hormone) was increased in those who heard their mother's voice while cortisol (the stress hormone) was increased in those who texted. Those who talked to their mothers rather than texting also reported better overall moods and feeling more affection towards their mothers.