I-Hugs inceda abasetyhini ukuba bamelane noxinzelelo, nokuba lufutshane, kuba lunciphisa ukusabela komzimba kwiimeko ezidinayo, ingxelo yeDaily Mail. Ababhali bophononongo oluvela kwiYunivesithi yaseRuhr eBochum bachaza isiphumo sokuwola kwabasetyhini ngokuthi bayawonwabela ngakumbi. Isini esilungileyo sikwavelisa ioxytocin eninzi, ecinezela ukuveliswa kwehomoni yoxinzelelo icortisol.
Uphononongo lubandakanya izibini ze-76 ezineminyaka eyi-18 ukuya kwi-32 iminyaka. Abaphandi balinganisa izikhombisi zoxinzelelo ezinje ngamanqanaba e-cortisol kumathe, uxinzelelo lwegazi, kunye nokutshintsha kweemvakalelo. Isiganeko esicinezelayo yayikuntywiliselwa kwesandla emanzini omkhenkce. Ngokutsho kwababhali, iziphumo zibonisa ukuba "ukunxibelelana nabantu kunokuba sisithintelo kuxinzelelo." Uphando lwangaphambili lubonise ukuba nokubamba izandla kunokunciphisa uxinzelelo kwabasetyhini. Kubantu abaninzi, uxinzelelo lubangela iimpawu eziphazamisa ubomi babo bemihla ngemihla - intloko, iingxaki zesisu, ukuxhalaba, iingxaki zempilo yengqondo, ubunzima bokugxila. Abanye bayacaphuka, ukulala nokutya kwabo kuyatshintsha. Iingcali zicebisa ukuba abantu abacinezelekileyo bathethe nabahlobo, izalamane okanye ugqirha, okanye benze umthambo wokuphefumla. Kwakhona kuyanceda ukucwangcisa phambi kweziganeko ezicinezelayo.
