Frauen weinten tendenziell häufiger als Männer. Frauen weinten durchschnittlich fast sechs Mal pro Monat, während es bei Männern im Durchschnitt knapp drei waren. Frauen weinten häufiger aufgrund von Einsamkeit oder persönlichen Streitigkeiten mit geliebten Menschen. Männer neigten dazu, aus Gefühlen der Hilflosigkeit oder als Reaktion auf Medien, beispielsweise einen traurigen Film, zu weinen.

A recent study published in Collabra: Psychology has found that the emotional benefits of crying depend heavily on the reasons behind the tears. While people often assume that a good cry provides immediate emotional relief, the research suggests that shedding tears does not universally improve a person’s mood. The effects of crying are relatively short-lived and vary based on whether the tears were triggered by personal distress, media, or moments of harmony.

**Women tended to cry more often than men. The women in the study averaged nearly six crying episodes over the month, while men averaged just under three**. Women also cried for longer periods and with greater intensity than the male participants.

The reasons for crying varied between men and women. **Women were more likely to cry because of loneliness or personal disputes with loved ones. Men tended to cry in response to feelings of helplessness or in reaction to media, such as watching a sad movie**.

For those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:

https://online.ucpress.edu/collabra/article/12/1/157541/217562/Effects-of-Crying-on-Affect-An-Event-based

I’m finding these numbers quite surprising given the age range.  They only had 25 guys but crying almost once a week on average still seems high to me – maybe I’m out of date or it’s cultural variation.

Not judging just unexpected given my overall impression before these results.

Six times in a month? Were they depressed?

Something I’ve wondered in recent years.

I have pretty poor mental health, but I do not cry much these days. I suspect the two are linked. I definitely don’t cry as much as 3 times a month. I suspect I would do better if I were crying more.

Who tf cryin that much

I’ve cried 5 times as an adult male. When each of my kids were born and when 2 of my dogs died

I cried at the end of the „A Quiet Girl“.

If a scientific study analyzed these numbers against the broadcast of Big Fish notably the ending the numbers would spike.

I haven’t really cried in at least about a decade. Do people really cry 3-6 times a month? The closest I get is maybe a single tear when watching a particularly sad movie.

Even trying to think of it as 36 times a year feels way higher than it is. Sure there are some emotional people bringing up the average, but there are also plenty of people who have not cried for years.

>To explore these questions, the scientists observed 106 adults over a period of four weeks. The participants were primarily women from Austria and Germany with an average age of about 29

I think they need far more people from more varied enviroments to get accurate results.

I don’t remember the last decade I cried in these numbers seem absurd to me

3 times a month as an average? I’m sure there’s guys that cry a fair bit but as an average that seems incredibly high.

I can get the media for men though, 1916 by sabaton always gets me going.