Being with friends as warm as cuddling inside a quilt: Study
August 15th, 2010 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANILondon, Aug 15 (ANI): ‘Warm friends’ is quite a literal term, according to a new study, which says that being near a friend can make you feel as if you are inside a warm duvet.
Scientists found people felt up to 2C (3.6F) warmer when standing 2ft away from someone they were emotionally close to, and colder when they were with a person who did not share the same interests.
Hans Ijzerman, from Amsterdam’s VU University said that people put in a warmer room made them feel closer to the questioner - an opposite effect of the study.
“The theory is that the way we perceive relationships is affected by very basic factors. For example, when a baby is touched by its mother that warmth is associated with comfort,” The Daily Mail quoted Ijzerman as saying.
“We are now looking at whether social and emotional closeness make a difference to body temperature,” he added. (ANI)
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