"Money remains the top source of stress across the U.S., with work close behind for those employed, followed by the economy, family responsibilities, and personal health concerns."
From Bloomberg
This Is the Most Stressed-Out Person in America
New research into the causes of stress and how we relieve it offers a portrait of an anxious country
by Suzanne Woolley
She’s a woman in her late 20s or early 30s, taking her young son to school on the bus. After she drops him off, she might sneak a quick cigarette before heading to a job that pays less than $50,000 a year. Just another young parent trying to juggle work and family, money and bills.
Or, more accurately, one big ball of composite demographic stress. This woman is a blend of what the American Psychological Association’s 2014 “Stress in America” survey, released on Wednesday, identifies as the most stressed-out parts of American society. While average reported stress levels are down—at 4.9 on a 10-point scale, compared with 6.2 in 2007—“stress is not going down as much for women, for people with low incomes, for young adults, or for people who are parents,” says Norman Anderson, chief executive officer of the APA.
Money remains the top source of stress across the U.S., with work close behind for those employed, followed by the economy, family responsibilities, and personal health concerns. Here’s a breakdown of the Americans who most need a spa vacation—and/or a big fat raise—right now:
Millennials
Americans age 18 to 35 are feeling the most economic heat, and Gen X-ers are right behind them. Millennials pegged their overall stress level at 5.5 on a scale of 1 to 10 and were the most likely generation to say this level rose in the past year—36 percent of millennials, vs. 30 percent of Gen X-ers.
Millennials also reported some of the highest levels of stress related to finances, rating their money angst at 5.4, which compares with an average of 4.7 for all of the adults surveyed by Harris Poll for the APA last August. Three-quarters of millennials and Gen X-ers reported money as a somewhat or very significant source of stress, compared with 64 percent of Americans overall. And managing stress isn’t a skill either generation has mastered yet. Many millennials reported feeling isolated or lonely because of stress, although they also reported having an average of 4.8 close friends—hopefully ones they don’t communicate with only on Snapchat.
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From Bloomberg
This Is the Most Stressed-Out Person in America
New research into the causes of stress and how we relieve it offers a portrait of an anxious country
by Suzanne Woolley
She’s a woman in her late 20s or early 30s, taking her young son to school on the bus. After she drops him off, she might sneak a quick cigarette before heading to a job that pays less than $50,000 a year. Just another young parent trying to juggle work and family, money and bills.
Or, more accurately, one big ball of composite demographic stress. This woman is a blend of what the American Psychological Association’s 2014 “Stress in America” survey, released on Wednesday, identifies as the most stressed-out parts of American society. While average reported stress levels are down—at 4.9 on a 10-point scale, compared with 6.2 in 2007—“stress is not going down as much for women, for people with low incomes, for young adults, or for people who are parents,” says Norman Anderson, chief executive officer of the APA.
Money remains the top source of stress across the U.S., with work close behind for those employed, followed by the economy, family responsibilities, and personal health concerns. Here’s a breakdown of the Americans who most need a spa vacation—and/or a big fat raise—right now:
Millennials
Americans age 18 to 35 are feeling the most economic heat, and Gen X-ers are right behind them. Millennials pegged their overall stress level at 5.5 on a scale of 1 to 10 and were the most likely generation to say this level rose in the past year—36 percent of millennials, vs. 30 percent of Gen X-ers.
Millennials also reported some of the highest levels of stress related to finances, rating their money angst at 5.4, which compares with an average of 4.7 for all of the adults surveyed by Harris Poll for the APA last August. Three-quarters of millennials and Gen X-ers reported money as a somewhat or very significant source of stress, compared with 64 percent of Americans overall. And managing stress isn’t a skill either generation has mastered yet. Many millennials reported feeling isolated or lonely because of stress, although they also reported having an average of 4.8 close friends—hopefully ones they don’t communicate with only on Snapchat.
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