Over the past two years, we are all pretty tired of the pandemic and everything connected with it – restrictions, masks and eternal uncertainty. A survey conducted in the United States showed who has it harder and in what proportions. src=”/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/zhenshhiny-ispytyvajut-ustalost-i-razocharovanie-ot-pandemii-chashhe-chem-muzhchiny-453cb02.jpg” class=”img-fluid” alt=”Women experience fatigue and frustration from the pandemic more often than men” />2391
The survey was conducted on the WebMD portal from December 23 to January 4, it was attended by 120 men and 369 women of different ages, reports Medscape. Readers were asked to answer how often they experience negative emotions from the pandemic – anger, frustration, “fed up” – as well as their eating and drinking habits over the past two years.
The results showed that women are more affected by pandemic fatigue than men – 40% versus 34%. In addition, women are more often “covered” with sadness and disappointment because of everything that is happening – 25% versus 18%. Another 34% of men reported that they had time to adapt to the changes and are no longer worried, among the participants there were 23% of them.
The survey also revealed that people under 45 are more worried about the pandemic than respondents older. Nearly half of the participants under 45 (46%) reported experiencing day-to-day fatigue, compared to 31% of older people.
COVID-19 has not had the best effect on eating habits, especially among women. A third of the participants (31%) and only 19% of the male participants admitted the need to seize stress. Most men (61%) reported that they were eating the same amount as before the pandemic.
As for alcohol consumption, women and men were on an equal footing in this: 16% of participants and 17% began to drink more often. survey participants. At the same time, “laying by the collar” against the background of stress is more common for people under 45 years of age – 20% versus 14% in the older age group.
At the same time, the survey showed that women use more opportunities and resources to to deal with negative emotions. Thus, compared to men, they more often turn to a psychologist for help (22% versus 6%), seek support from relatives, friends and colleagues (47% versus 27%), find new hobbies (28% versus 16%) and master techniques relaxation (32% vs 16%).