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Injustice, Gender Discrimination May Lead to Explosive Disorder: Study

Injustice, Gender Discrimination May Lead to Explosive Disorder: Study

SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The so-called ‘anger disorder’ is caused not only by personal or family factors including home chores or marital conflict, but also by structural factors like unfair treatment or gender discrimination, a study showed Monday. ‘Anger disorder’ refers to a chronic explosive disorder that is caused by accumulated negative emotions [...]

Poll Shows Anger and Fear Rising Among Koreans After Resurgence of Coronavirus

Poll Shows Anger and Fear Rising Among Koreans After Resurgence of Coronavirus

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are struggling with stronger feelings of anger and fear following the recent surge in new coronavirus cases after mid-August, a poll showed Tuesday. According to the survey of 2,000 adults nationwide conducted from Aug. 25-28 by Seoul National University’s Graduate School of Public Health, 47.5 percent counted [...]

Rage, Distrust, Disappointment Sweep Korea amid Political Scandal

Rage, Distrust, Disappointment Sweep Korea amid Political Scandal

CHEONGJU, South Korea, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – “Mass depression” is the term experts are now using to describe the failing confidence, soaring rage and disappointment that Koreans feel amid the country’s somber state of affairs.  “I hardly believed the Choi Soon-sil scandal when it first hit the airwaves,” said 69-year-old Park (full name undisclosed), [...]