More than half of the 1,000 consumers surveyed by Credit Karma said they have impulsively (冲动地) shopped to deal with feelings of stress, anxiety or depression. Twenty-three percent of respondents said they’ve maxed out (刷爆) a credit card in the past year.
As for age, 68 percent youngsters, responded by saying they have experienced it in the past, compared to 53 percent of the middle-aged and only 26 percent of the old.
In regards to genders, 48 percent of men and 31 percent of women who have stress spent said they had purchased alcohol when stressed. Eighty-two percent of women stress spent on clothing compared to 52 percent of men. Women also lead stress spending for jewellery, 42 percent, compared to 22 percent for men with men stress spending more for electronics 44 percent while 30 percent for women.
In fact, shopping to reduce stress can actually help you live a healthier life by making sure that your blood pressure is lowered. Shopping to relieve stress is also called shopping therapy (疗法) as a form of reducing stress.
The survey found that 82 percent had only positive feelings about their purchases and that the positive mood boost that followed those purchases was long-lasting.
However, the side effect of shopping therapy, for many, can start out as a relatively harmless mood booster but could possibly grow into a financial loss, cause conflict, and therefore add a large amount of stress to a person’s life.
【小题1】How is the passage mainly developed?| A．By giving numbers. | B．By stating arguments. |
| C．By giving examples. | D．By giving explanations. |
| A．Women were less likely to buy jewellery when stressed. |
| B．Over half of men had purchased alcohol when stressed. |
| C．More women preferred to buy clothes than men when stressed. |
| D．The favourite goods for men to reduce pressure was electronics. |
| A．Shopping therapy may increase pressure. |
| B．Shopping therapy can totally relieve pressure. |
| C．Shopping therapy’s positive effect can not last long. |
| D．Shopping therapy is not suitable for someone whose blood pressure is low. |
| A．Concerned. | B．Subjective. | C．Indifferent. | D．Objective. |
