The second most common holiday stress among housewives is 'excessive cooking'... What is the first?

First place 70% 'Economic burden of shopping, allowance expenses, etc.'

Even after the holiday, 8 out of 10 people still feel extreme fatigue...

(Source: Dong-A Ilbo)

 

🥟Every holiday, we used to make all the pancakes and prepare various foods, but since last Chuseok, we decided not to make pancakes at all and just buy them conveniently.

I think I feel less tired just by not doing the whole thing.

91.2% of respondents in the survey experienced stress during the holiday preparation process, and 81.2% reported experiencing physical and mental fatigue after the holidays.

 

The main stress factors identified were ▲financial burdens such as grocery shopping and allowance expenses (70.2%) ▲excessive cooking and long hours of household chores (66.9%) ▲pressure from lack of time for preparation (15.1%).

 

It was particularly analyzed that preparing holiday foods involves significant burdens. Among them, the main factors contributing to the burden were identified as the tedious cleanup, physical exhaustion, and the time required for cooking.

 

43% of respondents spent an average of more than 3 hours a day preparing food, and 35.7% invested more than 6 hours a day.

 

They reported experiencing extreme fatigue (80.3%), stress or depression (52.2%), and indigestion or loss of appetite (28.1%) even after the holiday season.

 

Many people believe that 'adequate rest (85%)' is necessary to relieve holiday syndrome symptoms. Travel and outings followed at 30.8%.

 

73.8% of survey respondents expressed interest in products that reduce the burden of cooking during holiday periods. In particular, there was a high preference for ▲functions that allow easy preparation of various dishes (69.4%) and ▲features that help shorten cooking time (68.6%).