Notably, this effect appeared to be as large as the benefits of healthy diet and exercise. The researchers found that the participants who had spent money on others had lower blood pressure at the end of the study.
Half were told to spend the money on themselves, while the other half were told to spend the money on others. On three days during a six-week study, 73 participants with high blood pressure were instructed to spend $40 given to them by the researchers. In a second study, the researchers looked at whether spending money on others could actually cause a reduction in blood pressure. This association held even after accounting for the effects of income, education level, and age. By then, the participants who had initially spent the most on causes had lower blood pressure than participants who had spent less money. One hundred eighty-six adults who had been diagnosed with high blood pressure were asked to indicate how much money they spent on charities and other causes, and then followed up with two years later. In an initial study, researchers looked at the relationship between giving money to others (or “prosocial spending”) and blood pressure, a simple measure of cardiovascular health. From the GGSC to your bookshelf: 30 science-backed tools for well-being.
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