As the Dutch psychologist Ad Vingerhoets has chronicled in his research, two negative crying triggers are extremely consistent across populations and cultures: helplessness and loss.
哭泣非常常见,而且是人类的典型特征。尽管许多物种在危难之中都会呼喊,以示需要帮助,但只有人类会因为情感原因而非眼睛受刺激而流泪。正如荷兰心理学家Ad Vingerhoets在他的研究中所记录的那样,在不同的人群和文化中,有两个负面的哭泣触发因素是高度一致的:无助和失去。