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's Resolutions 2011: German finally want less stress

DAK survey shows: First of all families want more time for each other

Germany are stressed. Above all, families are seemingly under power, that two-thirds of them made specifically to relax more in the coming year. This led to the current DAK Health Barometer Year's resolutions for 2011 *.


want Overall, 59 percent for the year less stressful. For the families with children under 18 years are even 68 percent. They also want to especially more time to spend with their loved ones (73 to 56 percent). "Although our Christmas survey showed ** recently that most families are relaxed during the festive season, but saw the whole year, this does not appear to be" a psychologist Frank Meiners explained by the Afrika Korps, the new survey results. "Cope with the requirements in job, family and household in parallel, is often associated with permanent stress."

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general notice that mainly young people between 18 - and 29-years some have made: They want more often than the average time for have family and friends, play sports, eat healthier, less television and, above all be more economical. 53 percent of them want to spend less money in 2011 - compared to "only" 32 percent of all respondents.

After all, half of Germany by their good intentions will last longer than three months. Older people aged 60 years they have long term to (56 percent). Women also seem more willing to be stronger than men (52 to 47 percent). Nationwide, considered here, the Brandenburg are 60 percent ahead. Laggards are the Saxons. Of these, only 37 percent longer time to keep the good intentions.

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psychologist Meiners advises: "Less is more. Put a few, but realistic goals for the new year. Also 'relapse', you should calculate and sporty take. Small milestones are also often helpful. Because the goal is set too high, the frustration is usually great when it is not reached "


The Top Ten of good intentions for 2011.

avoid stress or break down (59%)
More time for family / friends (56%) move
More / sports (52%) are eating
more time for myself (49%)
healthier (44%)
removal (34%)
Economical (32%)
Less television (18%) drink less alcohol
(14%)
quit smoking (12%)

Who holds good intentions by the longest?

Brandenburg (60%)
Schleswig-Holstein (59%)
Rhineland-Palatinate, Thuringia, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (57%)

Who holds good intentions by the least?

Saxony (37%)
Saxony-Anhalt (42%)
Bavaria (45%)

* Representative population survey by Forsa, 3008 respondents, of every 100 in Bremen and Saarland, and 200 each in the other provinces. Survey period: 15 November to 3 December 2010.

** the Forsa institute conducted for the DAK of 16 to 28 September 2010 nationwide, representative survey of 1,000 parents of children under 18 years.

source DAK