SEOUL, Mar. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has uncovered that college students who frequently drink alone, known as ‘solo drinkers,’ tend to experience higher levels of depression and anxiety compared to their peers who drink socially. The research, led by Jeon Hye-Rin, a clinical psychologist in training at Yonsei University College of Medicine’s Severance [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The obesity rate spiked and depressive symptoms spread in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down outdoor activities, a government report said Tuesday. The research institute under Statistics Korea reported on Tuesday that the obesity rate in 2020 was 38.3 percent, up by 5 percentage points from the previous [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant number of elementary school students have been facing anxiety and depression since the onset of the pandemic era, survey showed Wednesday. The Korea Educational Environments Protection Agency conducted a survey of 341,412 children attending elementary, middle and high school, in which 25.4 percent of elementary school students [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Children are feeling less satisfied and are struggling more with anxiety and depression following the coronavirus outbreak. ChildFund Korea conducted a two-month study of 1,825 children and teenagers in October of last year, which showed that levels of life satisfaction among children and teens fell from 7.27 points out [...]
SEOUL, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — More than half of South Koreans have experienced anxiety or depression due to the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed Wednesday. In a survey by Gyeonggi Research Institute, 55.8 percent of respondents said they are anxious or depressed due to COVID-19, an increase from 47.5 percent tallied one year ago. [...]
SEOUL, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean patients who felt anxiety about the risk of being infected with diseases during hospital visits marked a sharp increase last year, primarily due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The percentage of patients who felt anxiety about infection within hospitals stood at 15.6 percent among those [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that 1 in 4 asymptomatic or mild coronavirus patients quarantined at residential treatment centers are suffering from depressive symptoms. A research team from Seoul National University Hospital conducted a study on the psychological health of 107 COVID-19 patients quarantined at a residential treatment center [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study revealed that more exposure to media reports about the coronavirus only exacerbates the stereotypes, fear, and anxiety over infection. A research team from Chonnam National University Hospital conducted a survey of 1,500 men and women to measure how much they depend on media reports to gain [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are experiencing more anxiety with no end to the coronavirus pandemic in sight. The Korean Society of Traumatic Stress Studies conducted a survey of 2,063 adults, who reported an average score of 1.77 points last month in terms of how worried and afraid they were because of [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle-aged South Koreans suffer more from anxiety than seniors, a recent study concluded. Samsung Life Insurance Co. conducted a survey of 1,000 people between the age of 40 and 75, including 800 patients suffering from chronic diseases, which showed that those in their 40s and 50s were exposed to [...]