Katharina Buczek
“Those with better emotion regulation and higher levels of self-control were observed to have less age acceleration even at similar levels of stress.”
So, while we may not be able to escape stress, we can work on responding to stressors in a more balanced way.
Rajita Sinha, one of the study’s authors, believes that this study paves the way for people to have more control of their lives.
“We all like to feel like we have some agency over our fate. So, it is a cool thing to reinforce in people’s minds that we should make an investment in our psychological health,” Sinha said.
To learn more, read the complete scientific study here.
