SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The overall happiness of children in South Korea has improved steadily over the past decade, but significant disparities remain based on household income and family structure, according to a government-backed study released on Sunday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) published findings showing that the average [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A team of South Korean researchers has uncovered a strong genetic correlation between mental disorders and subjective well-being, suggesting that certain genetic variants influencing conditions like depression may also determine an individual’s perceived happiness. In a study published in the May 2025 edition of Nature Human Behaviour, researchers from [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Koreans feel happier and perceive their social status as higher when their household incomes are larger, according to an annual government survey released on March 19 that highlighted the nation’s emphasis on economic growth over wealth distribution. The 2023 Social Integration Survey conducted by the Korea Institute of Public [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – While South Koreans’ quality of life has seen some improvement, the country continues to rank near the bottom among OECD member nations in terms of life satisfaction. According to a recent report from Statistics Korea, the life satisfaction score for South Koreans in 2022 was 6.5, a slight increase of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean employees have rated their workplace happiness strikingly low, averaging just 41 points out of a possible 100, particularly among those in lower positions such as junior staff and associates. This finding comes from a survey conducted by Blind, an anonymous community for employees, and reported on January 15. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A study conducted by Park Joo-sang of the Regional Labor and Society Research Institute reveals a significant decrease in job satisfaction, life satisfaction, and personal happiness among young workers as their working hours increase. This study, published in the ‘Labour Policy Research’ journal by the Korea Labor Institute, delves into [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ happiness level is rising slowly but surely, unlike what the country’s ranking on happiness indices might suggest, according to a presidential committee promoting national cohesion. The Presidential Committee of National Cohesion said in a paper published last month that it reached the conclusion after comparing and analyzing [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The happiness index, representing the level of life satisfaction, remains low among South Korean adults. According to a report from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, a research team conducted a study of 226,545 adults over 19 years of age who participated in the community health survey in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — While the COVID-19 pandemic has pulled down the level of happiness and overall life satisfaction among the public, the sense of solidarity has strengthened, a report said Sunday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs conducted a survey of 3,923 men and women between the ages of 19 [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 1 in 5 children in South Korea said they are unhappy, citing pressure to do well at school as the biggest reason, a survey showed Thursday, as the country marked Children’s Day. According to the poll conducted by the health ministry and the National Center for the Rights [...]