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Early life crisis hits male workersBy Nick Easen for CNN  Early-life crises are hitting over-ambitious British working men. QUICKVOTEOTHER NEWSGLOBAL OFFICE
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- Most men want a better job, a bigger house, more holidays and a lot more besides. But the pursuit of a better work-life balance is proving a little too stressful for the younger modern male. A new report says that many men in Britain are finding office and home life too much to handle. But it is not men facing a mid-life crisis that are going through this phase -- it is the younger generation that are now suffering from early-life crises. The research group Mintel found that 23 percent of 25- to 44-year-old British men felt stressed in the office, compared with an average of 19 percent. This group is also concerned about a lack of personal time and earning enough money for the kind of lifestyle they want to live. The survey of 1,883 men earlier this year found that nearly one in ten men between the ages of 25 and 44 are anxiety-ridden, worrying about employment issues and time pressures. Problems are made worse if they have children and especially if they are divorced. "British men are finding the work-life balance very difficult," Amanda Lintott, a consumer analyst at Mintel told CNN. "Only 25 percent do not worry about anything at all, and our research shows that women are handling things better." A further 16 percent of men worry about having enough money put aside for retirement and being able to pay for their children's education. Many men in this early-life crisis phase hope to earn more money and work less, while still reducing their debt. Mintel suggests that these people need to dampen down their over-ambitious plans and be more realistic, if they want to lead happier and less stressed lives. The change of men's role in society was also highlighted as one of the elements contributing to high levels of stress and anxiety. "There is a lack of direction due to their changing roles, men do not know where their roles are -- and whether they should stay at home, especially if their partner has a better job," says Lintott. One of the biggest changes in British society has been the increase in the number of women going to work, now only eight percent of men agree that a woman's place is in the home. 
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