Research: Moaning kills more... men

The people who receive it moaning from family members and friends, they are more likely to be led to death, during middle age. And yes, the men are at greater risk.

People who regularly experience it stress at relationships with their partner, children, family, friends or neighbors are two to three times more likely to die prematurely, according to new research.

THE study, carried out by scientists at the University of Copenhagen and published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, also found that unemployed men are more at risk of transitioning to an early death.

Men, writes the Independent, seem to be more affected, as they tend to keep their problems "locked away" unlike women.

The scientists studied data from 9875 men and women between the ages of 36 and 52. All questions were about their social relationships. Eleven years later, 196 women (4%) and 226 men (6%) had died. Almost half of the deaths were due to cancer and heart disease, among others.

The researchers analyzed the relationship between recurrent conflict in relationships—and general anxiety—in relationships and mortality. A person's age, gender, lifestyle were also taken into account.

It was found that those who reported frequent worries from constant spats with their significant other had a 50-100% increased risk of mortality, while those who experienced regular conflicts within any type of relationship had a two to three times increased risk of mortality.