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‘To give is better than to receive?’ Couples massage significantly benefits both partners’ wellbeing
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- SAGE, 2020.
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Abstract
- This experimental study evaluated the differential effects of ‘giving’ and ‘receiving’ massage on wellbeing in healthy but stressed couples. Forty-two volunteers started the study and of these, 38 (i.e. 19 couples) completed a 3-week massage course. Emotional stress and mental clarity were assessed before and after mutual massage between each pair of adults belonging to a couple at home. While massage benefitted both parties’ wellbeing within a session, critically we found no differences in wellbeing between those ‘giving’ and ‘receiving’ massage. These novel findings suggest that home-based massage may be advocated to couples as a ‘selves-care’, health-promoting behaviour.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13591053
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bc1940ffc95a57e994f5696ef93fb672