SEOUL, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – People living in rural parts of the country have a higher stress level than those in cities, and the level rises as the size of the neighborhood becomes smaller, study results indicated Monday. The rate of obesity and illnesses were also higher in rural regions, according to the study [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Male workers in their 40s were under the most work-related stress among all age and gender groups in South Korea, while work itself was the largest source of their stress in 2014, a report showed Wednesday. According to the report based on a survey of 195,666 workers who underwent [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent survey says many single women in Korea seek alcohol as their stress reliever. According to the study conducted by Seoul National University’s College of Nursing, out of 1,700 unmarried women aged 19 or older, 38 percent stated that they experience a high level of stress in their daily [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Survey data reveals that office workers are stressed because of English, even if they are not required to use the language frequently. Hunet, an education company, conducted a survey on 713 office workers. The results showed that 86.1 percent of the respondents were stressed because of English, with only [...]
Research data showed that 9 out of 10 Korean adults feel stress every day, and 4 out of 10 people felt ‘very stressed’ or ‘extremely stressed’ on a daily basis. (Image : Shutterstock) SEOUL, Feb.2 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that individuals with higher income levels, men, and couples who both work [...]
SEOUL, Dec.31 (Korea Bizwire) – The National Environmental Dispute Resolution Commission from the Ministry of Environment announced the 5 most noticeable environmental conflicts of the calendar year of 2015. A total number of 232 conflicts occurred over the past year. According to the announcement, the first case focused on recognizing the harm that major crops [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Among the members of the OECD, the lifespan of Korean men is shorter compared to Korean women, as well as men of other countries. The main factors that contributed to lower life expectancies for Korean men were the high smoking rate and stress levels. It is a well known fact [...]
Seoul, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – How do female golfers blow off steam when they have matches every week? At a press conference held by the Korea Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Hite-Jinro Championship at the Westin Chosun Hotel, golfers created a light atmosphere as they talked about how they release stress. First, Jeon In-ji (21, [...]
Seoul, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The sales of ‘Healing hobby items’ of analog sensibility are increasing in the current digitally flooded society. AK Mall (www.akmall.com), an online shopping site, notes that sales of fountain pens, calligraphy pens, colored pencils, colored paper, connect-the-dots and coloring books have showed drastic growth compared to the same period last [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Suicide was the No. 1 cause of death among teens and young people in South Korea in 2013, with the suicide rate rising over the past decade, a report showed Tuesday. According to the report by Statistics Korea, suicide was the leading cause of death among those aged 9-24 [...]