The corporate well-being platform “I Understand” conducted a study on the eve of Halloween, the scariest holiday of the year. The purpose of the survey was to reveal Russians’ attitude towards fears. socialbites.ca got acquainted with the results of the study.
80% of participants rarely experience fear and 71.5% control their emotions. At the same time, 27% of respondents admitted that it is difficult to manage their emotions in a stressful situation.
45% of the participants said that they started to be reminded of their fears in moments of loneliness, and 21% said that fear took over them in crowded places. Almost 34% are afraid of going to bed.
54% of participants said they would prefer to deal with the feeling of fear alone or with the help of loved ones. And only just over a third of respondents (32.3%) would hypothetically be ready to seek help from a psychologist.
“The results of our research showed that in Russia turning to specialists in the field of psychological assistance is still perceived with a degree of caution,” says Daria Fedorova, CEO of the corporate well-being platform. “I understand.” “14% of respondents said they were somewhat skeptical of psychologists in general.”
Survey participants also talked about their attitudes towards horror movies and various horror pursuits. Thus, it was revealed that 34% of the participants tried not to watch a horror movie because they felt afraid, while 47% experienced discomfort only in the tense moments of the movie. When it came to horror rooms, Halloween parties, and horror missions, the results were almost evenly distributed. 37% of respondents are happy to tickle their nerves, 30% organize their free time in this way on rare occasions, and 33% prefer to take care of themselves and choose other types of entertainment.
Almost 81% of the respondents believe that the feeling of fear can be controlled if you know certain techniques, while the remaining 19% believe that the feeling of fear is inevitable.
Russians before recommended “Calming” books to combat fall anxiety and stress.
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Source: Gazeta
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