Traffic Jams As A Stress Trigger

2023 Author: Eric Donovan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-11-27 05:39

Traffic jams stress men more than women. This is the result of a representative survey by the Techniker Krankenkasse. Motorized standstill is more of a burden in the east than in the west.

Chaos on the streets and rails only takes a good fifth woman's nerves, the health insurance company said - but almost 30 percent of men. "Women are the more relaxed traffic jam pilots." According to the survey, traveling during rush hour - whether by car, bus or train - is the third most common stress trigger. In the first place are stress at work and financial problems.

More serenity in the south

The greatest “suffering” is in Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia: 32 percent of people there are stressed by traffic jams - in Bavaria, however, it was the least with 18 percent. The difference could possibly be due to the fact that people in the east have to commute more and are therefore more exposed, said a spokeswoman for the health insurance company. For the representative “Customer Compass Stress” of the Techniker Krankenkasse, more than 1000 people between the ages of 14 and 65 were surveyed in January. (dpa / gms / AG)