Having frequent arguments could double one's risk of dying in middle-age.
Men and people who are unemployed are believed to be most likely to suffer health consequences associated with arguing, a BMJ-British Medical Journal news release reported.
A research team asked over 10,000 men and women between the ages of 36 and 52 how they handled their everyday relationships.
The team focused on individuals who "made excess demands, prompted worries, or [were] a source of conflict," the news release reported. They also looked at whether or not having a job had an effect on the frequency these situations occurred.
Between the years of 2000 and 2011 four percent of women and six percent of the men in the study passed away. About half of the deaths were cancer-related, other causes of death included "heart disease/stroke, liver disease, and accidents and suicide," the news release reported.
About one in 10 of the study participants said either their partner or child was a constant cause of conflict and concern.
Six percent of the participants had frequent arguments with an immediate family member; two percent fought with their other relatives often; and one percent found friends and neighbors a source of conflict.
The team factored in influences such as "gender, marital status, long term conditions, depressive symptoms, available emotional support, and social class, as defined by job title," the news release reported.
The study suggests frequently worrying about immediate family members increased the risk of death from all causes by between 50 and 11 percent, but constant arguing was even worse.
The team found constantly arguing with anybody in one's social circle could double or even triple their risk of death from any cause.
Being out of work increased the risk of death even more dramatically, and males were found to be more susceptible to constant arguing.
