SEOUL, Sept.17 (Korea Bizwire) – With South Koreans reuniting with family members for the Chuseok holiday, a growing number of individuals are finding themselves grappling with an intensifying sense of isolation. Far from being a mere emotional inconvenience, loneliness has been recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an “urgent global health threat,” while the [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — According to a survey published on Sunday in the Health and Welfare Forum by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA), five out of every 100 young adults in South Korea are virtually “isolated” from society, with no meaningful interaction with others. The study defined “isolation” as [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Men are more likely to feel socially isolated, while women are more prone to loneliness, according to a recent study conducted by one of the leading mental health experts in the nation. Led by psychiatry professor Hong Jin-pyo at Samsung Medical Center, a research team looked into the mental [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study showed that spending more time watching YouTube as a way of killing time during the coronavirus era results in a higher sense of helplessness and loneliness. A research team from the Kookmin University School of Communication conducted a survey of 149 college students and how they [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — While men living alone cited “loneliness” as their biggest concern, women were more concerned about maintaining economic strength and safety. The KB Financial Group’s research institute said Sunday that men in their 30s to 50s cited loneliness as the biggest concern during a survey of 2,000 single-person households aged [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Busan is expected to pass South Korea’s first city ordinance to address loneliness, which is becoming a serious social problem. The Busan Metropolitan Council announced on Thursday that it will bring the legislation to the permanent committee for review today. The ordinance defines loneliness as solitary [...]
BUSAN, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — With an increasing number of single-person households in South Korea, the Busan Metropolitan Council plans to deliberate on a ‘loneliness prevention’ bill. “We are trying to develop new legislation that can address the loneliness problem, which is becoming a serious social issue resulting in suicide and solitary deaths,” said [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has found that 1 out of 3 Seoulites perceive themselves as living in extreme isolation from society. According to an online survey conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government between October 1 and 15, 28.8 percent of 1,000 Seoul residents (288 individuals) between the ages of 20 [...]
SEOUL, April 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Loneliness is one of the biggest health threats facing South Korea, according to a new survey. The survey conducted by the Korean Clinical Psychology Association (KCP) revealed South Korea’s loneliness scale has reached 78 out of 100, due to growing individualism and division between classes, as well as a long-term [...]
SUWON, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) – In 2012, Gyeonggi Province started a healthcare campaign aimed at senior citizens living alone, which turned out to be successful in reducing medical expenses and visits, and also depression. According to Gyeonggi Province, the average monthly medical expense for its 9,868 elderly citizens living alone dropped from 63,385 won [...]