Having a Poor Relationship With br Family Could Make You Sick, Says Study.br Conducted by researchers at br UT Southwestern Medical Center, br the study was published in the br 'Journal of Family Psychology.'.br It considered data from 3,000 br people collected between 1995 br and 2014, and compares the quality of br relationships with chronic health conditions.br The study found an association br between poor extended family br relations and an increased br number of health conditions.br ... it seems that family relationships had a more important direct impact on chronic conditions and how people subjectively rate their health, Patricia Thomas, Purdue University Sociologist, via CNN.br Family relationships are long and emotionally intense. These are people you are connected to forever. If you are sensitive to emotional stress, then being bathed in that stress would over time wear and tear on your body, Sarah Woods, Lead Study Author, via CNN.br Authors of the study say br the findings should be alarming br for those in dysfunctional families.