Men's Facts - 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 ones 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.

Stress management practices in the month preceding the survey by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2003/04

	Male	Female
Done a lot to reduce stress	4.4%	5.0%
Done some to reduce stress	30.6%	32.9%
Done few to reduce stress	14.3%	14.6%
Done nothing to reduce stress	50.4%	47.1%
Unknown/Missing	0.3%	0.4%

Source: Population Health Survey 2003/04. Department of Health.

Common methods used to cope with stress by gender, Hong Kong SAR, 2014

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Common methods used to cope with stress

Source: Behavioural Risk Factor Survey, April 2014. Department of Health.