A University of Rochester study reveals that workers , from construction workers to doctors and lawyers, feel in a better mood, have more vitality and suffer less pain from Friday night to Sunday afternoon . "All workers, even those with high professional status, are really happier on the weekend, " says Richard Ryan, a psychologist and leader of the study, which involved 74 adults between the ages of 18 and 62.
Following daily monitoring of the subjects' mental and physical status and activities for three weeks, Ryan found that both men and women felt better on the weekends, regardless of their salary, professional sector, marital status or status. age. "Our findings underscore how important free time is for individual well-being ," he concludes in an article published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology in its January issue. The study also suggests that on non-working days the feeling of freedom and closeness to other people increases, and symptoms of stress, such as headaches or stomach aches, are reduced.
