Research says South Koreans are more stressed on Thursday than other days.<br />And women in their 20s and 30s were the least happy group in the country.<br />Kan Hyeong-woo reports. <br />South Koreans have an average level of happiness,... but feel high levels of stress.<br />That's according to 'About H: Korea Happiness Report 2019', released by the Center for Happiness Studies at Seoul National University and donation platform KakaoTogether.<br />Conducted over the course of one year with more than a million participants,... the survey shows that South Koreans appear to have an average happiness level of 5-point-one-eight out of 10.<br />When looking at age and gender, women in their 20s and 30s feel the lowest levels of happiness. <br />According to the research, women in their 20s and 30s also show the highest levels of materialism and also the lowest levels of thankfulness. These levels usually lead to unhappiness.<br />South Koreans recorded a stress level of six-point-three-four out of ten in the study. <br />What stands out from the results is that people are the most stressed on Thursdays, rather than Mondays.<br />'Monday Syndrome' has often been thought of as the traditional stresser for those returning to work after taking a breather over the weekend. <br />The research explains that people work or study hard from Monday through Wednesday and end up burned out by Thursday. <br />South Korea came 54th out of 156 countries in this year's World Happiness Report released by the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network in March.<br />Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News <br />
