恋爱分手都要晒？情绪会在朋友圈传染！
英国沃里克大学一项最新研究显示，无论好的、坏的情绪，都能在朋友圈里“传染”。拥有“坏脾气朋友”越多，一个人越可能出现坏情绪，反之亦然。
研究人员在英国《皇家学会开放科学》上发表报告说，有证据表明，情绪，包括无助感、对事物失去兴趣这些抑郁症症状等，会在朋友圈里从一个人传给另一个人，即所谓“社会传染”。青少年在改善情绪方面，比如多运动、睡好觉、压力管理等做得好，能让他和周围的朋友受益。但社会传染的消极影响尚不足以让一个人因此患上抑郁症。
Hang Out With Happy People — It Might Be Contagious
TIME
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You can actually catch a good mood or a bad mood from your friends, according to a recent study in the journal Royal Society Open Science. But that shouldn't stop you from hanging out with pals[1] who are down in the dumps[2], say the study authors: Thankfully, the effect isn't large enough to push you into depression.
[1]pal [pæl]
1）a friend 朋友，好友
You're my best pal.
你是我最好的朋友。
2）used when talking to a man, sometimes in a friendly way but more often to a man who is annoying you （有时用于称呼令人讨厌的男性）老兄，老弟
Look, pal, you're asking for trouble.
我说，老兄，你是在自找麻烦。
[2](down) in the dumps：unhappy 情绪低落，不高兴
She's a bit down in the dumps because she failed one of her exams.
因为一门考试挂了，她有点情绪低落。
The new study adds to a growing body of research suggesting that happiness and sadness—as well as lifestyle and behavioral factors like smoking, drinking, obesity, fitness habits* and even the ability to concentrate—can spread across social networks, both online and in real life. But while many previous studies have only looked at friendship data at one point in time, this is one of the few that measured social and mood changes over time.
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This method was able to show how friends actually influenced each other, and helped rule out the possibility that similarities between friends exist simply because people tend to gravitate toward[3] and hang out with others like themselves.The new research involved groups of junior-high and high-school students who took part in depression screenings and answered questions about their best friends, many of whom were also enrolled in the study. In total, 2,194 students were included in the analysis, which used a mathematical model to look for connections among friend networks.
[3]gravitate toward/to sth/sb：to be attracted by or to move in the direction of something or someone 吸引到；受吸引而转到
Susie always gravitates toward the older children in her playgroup.
苏茜在幼儿园总是爱跟比她大的孩子玩。
Overall, kids whose friends suffered from bad moods were more likely to report bad moods themselves—and they were less likely to have improved when they were screened again six months to a year later. When people had more happy friends, on the other hand, their moods were more likely to improve over time.
Some symptoms related to depression—like helplessness, tiredness and loss of interest—also seemed to follow this pattern, which scientists call “social contagion[4].” But this isn't something sneaky[5] and insidious[6] that people need to worry about, says lead author Robert Eyre, a doctoral student at the University of Warwick's Center for Complexity Science. Rather, it's likely just a “normal empathetic response that we're all familiar with, and something we recognize by common sense,” he says.
[4]contagion：the situation in which a disease is spread by touching someone or something 接触传染
The doctor says there's no chance/danger of contagion.
医生说不存在传染的可能／危险。
[5]sneaky：doing things in a secret and unfair way 偷偷摸摸的；鬼鬼祟祟的
a sneaky plan
偷偷摸摸的计划
[6]insidious：(of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm 暗中为害的；隐伏的
High blood pressure is an insidious condition which has few symptoms.
高血压是一种鲜现症状的潜伏性疾病。
In other words, when a friend is going through a rough patch[7], it makes sense that you'll feel some of their pain, and it's certainly not a reason to stay away. But the fact that these negative feelings do spread across networks does have important health implications, says Eyre.
[7]go through a bad/difficult/rough/sticky patch：to experience a lot of problems in a period of your life 倒霉，不走运
Andy's going through a rough patch at the moment - his wife wants a divorce.
安迪眼下处境有点儿不顺——他老婆要跟他离婚。
“The good news from our work is that following the evidence-based advice for improving mood—like exercise, sleeping well and managing stress—can help your friends too,” he says.
The study also found that having friends who were clinically depressed did not increase participants' risk of becoming depressed themselves. “Your friends do not put you at risk of illness,” says Eyre, “so a good course of action is simply to support them.” To boost both of your moods, he suggests doing things together that you both enjoy—and taking other friends along to further spread those good feelings, too.'