Research says South Koreans are more stressed on Thursday than other days.
And women in their 20s and 30s were the least happy group in the country.
Kan Hyeong-woo reports.
South Koreans have an average level of happiness,... but feel high levels of stress.
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.
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.
When looking at age and gender, women in their 20s and 30s feel the lowest levels of happiness.
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.
South Koreans recorded a stress level of six-point-three-four out of ten in the study.
What stands out from the results is that people are the most stressed on Thursdays, rather than Mondays.
'Monday Syndrome' has often been thought of as the traditional stresser for those returning to work after taking a breather over the weekend.
The research explains that people work or study hard from Monday through Wednesday and end up burned out by Thursday.
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.
Kan Hyeong-woo, Arirang News
