People who don't feel secure about their relationships may be at a greater risk of suffering from heart attacks and a host of other health problems, a new study has claimed.
Researchers at the Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada, found that relationship uncertainties, known as "insecure attachment", are associated with higher risk for a number of health conditions, including stroke, heart attack and high blood pressure.
"The study suggests that attachment is associated with these fairly concrete and negative health outcomes," said lead researcher Lachlan McWilliams.
And since these insecurities are thought to develop at a young age, the work adds to "a growing body of research that suggests that negative experiences in childhood have a wide range of negative outcomes in terms of mental health and physical health later in life," McWilliams told LiveScience.
For their study, the researchers analysed relationship attachments and health problems in more than 5,600 people aged between 18 and 60.
Researchers at the Acadia University in Nova Scotia, Canada, found that relationship uncertainties, known as "insecure attachment", are associated with higher risk for a number of health conditions, including stroke, heart attack and high blood pressure.
"The study suggests that attachment is associated with these fairly concrete and negative health outcomes," said lead researcher Lachlan McWilliams.
And since these insecurities are thought to develop at a young age, the work adds to "a growing body of research that suggests that negative experiences in childhood have a wide range of negative outcomes in terms of mental health and physical health later in life," McWilliams told LiveScience.
For their study, the researchers analysed relationship attachments and health problems in more than 5,600 people aged between 18 and 60.
