Researchers in Montreal say unemployment can lead to a shorter life, particularly among men.
加拿大蒙特利爾的研究者稱,失業會縮短人的壽命,特別是對於男性。
The findings, analyzing 40 years worth of data from millions of people in 15 countries published in the Journal of Social Science &Medicine, strongly suggest men are particularly affected.
這篇刊載于《社會科學及醫學》雜誌上的文章,分析了十五個國家前後四十年統計數據,研究了數千萬人後得出了以上結論。
"We suspect that even today, not having a job is more stressful for men than for women," said Eran Shor, a sociology professor at McGill University in Montreal.
蒙特利爾麥克吉爾大學的社會學教授厄蘭·邵爾說,"即便是當今社會,失業對男性造成的壓力也要大過女人。"
The study found sustained unemployment raises the risk of premature death by 63 percent. The risk is increased 78 percent for men compared with 37 percent for women.
這項研究發現長期失業會使早亡的幾率增加63%,其中,女性增加37%,而男性則高達78%。