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Stress Management
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Stress is a fact of everyday life and a certain level of stress is beneficial in preparing us for a challenge. However, too much stress, if not managed properly, can seriously affect one's physical and mental well-being, and increases the risk of a wide range of health problems, such as gastric ulcer and heart disease.
Many men like to relieve stress by doing exercise or leisure activity. But at the same time, men are more likely to take risky behaviours, such as alcohol drinking and smoking, when facing stress, and less likely to relieve stress through talking with somebody, when compared to women.
Figures
Stress management practices in the month preceding the survey by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2003/04
Done a lot to reduce stres
Male: 4.4%
Female: 5.0%
Done some to reduce stress
Male: 30.6%
Female: 32.9%
Done few to reduce stress
Male: 14.3%
Female: 14.6%
Done nothing to reduce stress
Male: 50.4%
Female: 47.1%
Unknown/Missing
Male: 0.3%
Female: 0.4%
Source: Population Health Survey 2003/04. Department of Health.
Common methods used to cope with stress by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2006
Doing exercise
Male: 19.5%
Female: 10.7%
Listening to music
Male: 10.9%
Female: 12.5%
Resting/Sleeping
Male: 10.0%
Female: 12.0%
Talking to somebody
Male: 2.9%
Female: 7.4%
Reading
Male: 5.2%
Female: 4.7%
Shopping
Male: 2.1%
Female: 7.0%
Doing leisure activity
Male: 22.8%
Female: 18.8%
Eating
Male: 0.5%
Female: 4.8%
Drinking
Male: 3.2%
Female: 0.4%
Smoking
Male: 1.1%
Female: 0.3%
Others
Male: 7.1%
Female: 6.9%
No method used
Male: 7.9%
Female: 7.1%
No stress
Male: 6.8%
Female: 7.3%
Source: Behavioural Risk Factor Survey, April 2006. Department of Health.
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