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Tuesday, April 14, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Research shows roommates can have a broad effect on each other's habits

According to an article written in The Atlantic, your college roommate can have a lasting effect on the habits you inherit during your time in school.

"In a 2012 study, University of Michigan health management professor Daniel Eisenberg found that as a randomly-assigned roommate became more anxious, the person living with them became more on-edge, too," the article states.

Additionally, it has been found that roommates have a strong influence on each other's drinking and dieting habits.

Read more about how your roommate is rubbing off on you at The Atlantic...