Boys too cry but mostly out of anger, research reveals

Disproving the general belief that 'boys don't cry', a survey conducted by a psychologist from the University of Tilburg University in Holland has revealed that men do cry, but differ from women in their reasons for crying.

Ad Vingerhoets administered a questionnaire that surveyed 5,000 people. The psychologist asked the participants of the survey when they last wept and for how long.

Almost all participants responded that their last fit of crying had lasted less than five minutes. Less than ten percent of the participants said their last experience of weeping had lasted between 30 to 60 minutes.

Although the male participants responded that they cried less than women, they admitted they cried from time to time usually out of anger, humiliation and fear.

Vingerhoets, in an article published in 'New York Mag' magazine, also underscored that although these feelings could also cause women to cry, they tended to weep more over feelings of guilt.