This is the conclusion of experts from the American Association of psychologists, interviewing 450 women and 450 men. It turned out that about 44% of women and 31% of men suffer from stress caused by the holidays.
From announced Tuesday the results of their study found that stress during the holidays and into the holidays in humans occurs mainly because of lack of time, lack of money, but also because of the need in the shortest possible time to buy a lot of gifts. Was found and an explanation for why women are more tired and uncomfortable in this seemingly carefree time.
Representatives of the beautiful half of humanity, more responsible approach to buy all the gifts, to come up with entertainment for family and friends. Due to the fact that it should be done quickly, and they become victims of stress. Everyone is looking for the exit "holiday stress" yourself. However, the most common and harmful ways are overeating, drinking too much alcohol, and lying at home on the couch. This kind of "out of stress" practiced by 50% of respondents. Some try to deal with psychological stress, reading books and doing view all TV programs.
About 22% of the respondents seek comfort from friends, 6% (this only applies to women) go to beauty salons, 5% try to walk, and 3% go... to work.
As for overeating and drinking alcohol during the Christmas and new year holidays, there is guilt to yourself exacerbate nutritionists to publish in mass media information about how many calories enters the body as a result of absorption of one or another "Christmas" meal and how much time will be spent on sports and exercise to get rid of extra pounds. In Russia Christmas stress has even more to beat the citizens, given a ten-day new year holidays.
Nearly 30% of respondents believe that "it is high time to cut this mess", but 53% satisfied with existing regulations. According to them, a long weekend hit "It's discouraging, and then it is difficult to enter the labour rhythm... "; "10 days freezes the life of the entire state. And what about those who do not like such loose? They have to endure and wait, while will these "holidays"; "All the money goes on food and alcohol. And what else to do? ".
In turn avid gardeners believe that it would be nice to move some weekends on holidays in may: "it would be Better if added these days to the may holidays, then you would have to do is to plant anything in the garden". According to 12% of survey participants, they do not care, how many will last Christmas vacation.
At the same time, researchers indicate that the number of Russians unhappy too long, in their opinion, the winter holidays, is growing every year. So, in 2008 negatively to ten days of idleness were only 25% of Russians, and in 2009 was 27%.
At the same time in the MOE notice that in the period of preparation and holding of the Christmas holidays is greatly increased number of fires and dead people. The most frequent cause of fires becomes excessive consumption of citizens of alcoholic beverages. According to the MOE, up to 95% of dying in fires during the Christmas holidays were drunk. In this regard, the MOE asked people not to get drunk on New year and be careful with pyrotechnics. Recently scientists have found that during the holidays is significantly increased mortality in the United States. The exact causes of this phenomenon is not found: the use of alcohol and drugs is just one of them.
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