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Although French singer Edith Piaf defiantly sang that she would have no regrets, most people will look back and say "if only" at many points in their lives。
法國(guó)歌手伊迪絲·琵雅芙固執(zhí)地唱出不留任何遺憾的心聲，然而大部人往往對(duì)人生的某些節(jié)點(diǎn)“悔不當(dāng)初”。
But holding on to "what might have been" can actually be detrimental to your health。
然而這種“悔不當(dāng)初”的心境卻會(huì)有損健康。
Scientists from Concordia University found that people who compared themselves to successful friends and neighbors caught more colds than people who did the same with those they considered worse off。
康科迪亞大學(xué)的科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)那些慣于同成功的朋友鄰居比較的人感冒的次數(shù)比那些習(xí)慣“比下”的人多。
Lead author Dr Isabelle Bauer, said: "Our study examined how younger and older adults cope with life regrets."
該研究的首席作者伊莎貝爾?鮑爾博士稱：“我們研究了各年齡階段的成年人處理人生遺憾的方式。”
"One common coping mechanism was through social comparisons, which can be both good and bad, depending on whether people think they can undo their regrets."
“其中一項(xiàng)共同的處理模式就是進(jìn)行社會(huì)比較。然而比較是把雙刃劍，關(guān)鍵在于人們是否認(rèn)為能夠消除這些遺憾。”
"Generally if people compare themselves to those who are worse off, they're going to feel better."
“一般說來， '比上'讓人感覺更遺憾，'比下'則能舒緩情緒。”
"When they compare themselves to people who are better off, it can make them feel worse."
“一般說來， '比上'讓人感覺更遺憾，'比下'則能舒緩情緒。”
The researchers asked 104 adults of various ages to complete a survey about their greatest regrets.
研究人員讓104名年齡各異的成人完成一項(xiàng)關(guān)于人生最大遺憾的調(diào)查。
These ranged from not spending enough time with their family to having married the wrong person. Participants were then asked to report how the severity of their own regrets compared to the regrets of other people their age。
遺憾包括與家人相聚時(shí)間太少，夫妻性格不合等。實(shí)驗(yàn)要求受試者根據(jù)同齡人的遺憾報(bào)告自己的遺憾程度。
The scientists found those who regularly considered those less fortunate than themselves reported a positive effect on their emotional well-being。
科學(xué)家發(fā)現(xiàn)那些經(jīng)常和不及自己幸運(yùn)的人比較的人心理情緒狀態(tài)更為積極。
Senior author Professor Carsten Wrosch, said: "The emotional distress of regrets can trigger biological disregulation of the hormone and immune systems that makes people more vulnerable to develop clinical health problems - whether a cold or other potentially longer-term health problems. "
高級(jí)作家卡斯騰?霍什教授說：“心理遺憾導(dǎo)致的情緒壓力會(huì)引發(fā)荷爾蒙和免疫系統(tǒng)紊亂，讓人更容易出現(xiàn)臨床健康問題，像感冒或者其他潛在的長(zhǎng)期健康隱患。”
Unlike findings from previous studies on the same topic, age did not determine how effectively people reconciled their life regrets。
本次研究和以往類似話題的研究結(jié)果不同，年齡對(duì)人們?nèi)绾翁幚砣松z憾并沒有太大影響。
Dr Bauer said: "Moving on and being able to maintain good emotional well-being depends greatly on an individual's opportunity to correct the cause of their regrets."
鮑爾博士稱：“能否出現(xiàn)遺憾仍積極生活并保持樂觀情緒，很大程度取決于個(gè)人能否有機(jī)會(huì)糾正遺憾產(chǎn)生的原因。”
