Ucwaningo lwakamuva, isizungu siyimbangela enkulu yokufa ngaphambi kwesikhathi

Uma usuthathe umhlalaphansi emhlabeni isikhashana ngenxa yokuzola, lokho kuyinto engokwemvelo, kodwa ukuze uqhelelane nazo zonke izinhlobo zobungane nobudlelwane bomphakathi, kufanele ululame kulesi simo esinzima ngaphambi kokuba sikubangele ukufa.

Ucwaningo lwakamuva lwaseMelika lufakazele ukuthi isizungu nokuzihlukanisa nabantu kungaba yingozi enkulu empilweni yomphakathi, kudlule imiphumela emibi yokukhuluphala.
Lolu cwaningo lwenziwe abacwaningi baseBrigham Young University, e-USA, bethula imiphumela yabo, ngeSonto, engqungqutheleni yaminyaka yonke ye-American Psychological Association, ezoba ngo-Agasti 3 kuya ku-6 eWashington, DC.

Ukuqapha umthelela wokuhlukaniswa nomphakathi kanye nesizungu empilweni yomphakathi, abacwaningi balandele imiphumela yezifundo ze-148 ezenziwe mayelana nalokhu, kuhlanganise nabahlanganyeli abangaphezu kuka-300.
Imiphumela yabonisa ukuthi ukwanda kokuxhumana nabantu kuhlotshaniswa nokuncipha okungama-50% kwengozi yokufa ngaphambi kwesikhathi phakathi kwasebekhulile.
Abacwaningi baphinde babuyekeze imiphumela yezifundo ezingu-70 ezibandakanya abantu abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-3.4 abavela eNyakatho Melika, eYurophu, e-Asia nase-Australia.
Abacwaningi bathole ukuthi ukuzihlukanisa nomphakathi, isizungu, noma ukuhlala wedwa yizizathu ezandisa ingozi yokufa ngaphambi kwesikhathi, futhi umthelela wabo ongemuhle uyalingana futhi ungase udlule ezinye izici eziyingozi njengokukhuluphala.
“Kunobufakazi obuqinile bokuthi ukuzihlukanisa nabantu kanye nesizungu kwandisa kakhulu ingozi yokufa ngaphambi kwesikhathi,” kusho umcwaningi oholayo, uHolt Lunstad.
"Njengoba isibalo sabantu asebekhulile sikhula, umthelela wokuhlukaniswa kwezempilo yomphakathi kulindeleke ukuthi ukhule," engeza.
U-Lünestad watusa abadala ukuthi balungiselele kahle ukuthatha umhlalaphansi ngokwenhlalo nangokwezimali, njengoba izibopho eziningi zomphakathi zixhumene nendawo yokusebenza.
Ubalule ukuthi kungenzeka ukuhlela kahle ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi kufaka phakathi izindawo zokuxhumana ezijwayelekile ezikhuthaza abantu ukuthi bahlangane futhi baxhumane njengezindawo zokungcebeleka namapaki.
Ngokocwaningo, babalelwa ezigidini ezingu-42.6 abantu abadala abaneminyaka engaphezu kuka-45 ubudala e-United States bahlushwa isizungu esingapheli.
Idatha yakamuva ye-US Census iveze ukuthi ngaphezu kwekota yabantu base-US bahlala bodwa, futhi ngaphezu kwengxenye yabantu abashadile.