The American Psychological Association teamed up with the Harris Poll to survey Americans on their level of stress. The results were, to no one's surprise, very concerning.
The poll, first conducted in February and supplemented in March after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, found that Americans are under a constant barrage of bad news and real-life consequences for political decisions.
Here's some figures that show just how Americans feel about the state of the nation:
Would you look at that? The leading stressors among Americans are 1) higher prices of everyday items including gas, and 2) supply chain issues.
Then there's also all of the issues with Russia and Ukraine!
I hate to point out that this is the case, but 4 out of 5 Americans are stressed out because of the failures of the Biden Administration.
But, hey, I mean at least his tweets aren't mean.
From the APA study:
These more recent findings were alarming, with more adults rating inflation and issues related to the invasion of Ukraine as stressors than any other issue asked about since the Stress in AmericaTM survey began in 2007. Top sources of stress were the rise in prices of everyday items due to inflation (e.g., gas prices, energy bills, grocery costs, etc.) (87%), followed by supply chain issues (81%) and global uncertainty (81%).
These serious stressors are coming at a time when the nation is still struggling to deal with the strain of the prolonged pandemic. Close to two-thirds of adults (63%) said their life has been forever changed by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the new survey. In addition, the survey revealed widespread grief and sense of loss, continued hardships for vulnerable populations, concerns for children's development among parents, and entrenched, unhealthy coping habits. Money stress registered at the highest recorded level since 2015, revealed the broader poll.
As individuals live in this unpredictable state of prolonged hypervigilance and growing financial strain, this new geopolitical threat has emerged—one that America's youngest generations have never experienced. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought new concerns about potentially unbearable economic consequences and threats of nuclear war.
There have never been single issues that have impacted the stress of this many Americans in the 15 years they've been doing this study.
The study was originally about the stress level of Americans two years after the Covid pandemic was declared, and these numbers revealed that there's something most Americans care about more than Covid nowadays.
The Russia-Ukraine crisis is taking precedent over the pandemic.
Nearly 70% of Americans are now stressed about the potential of nuclear war. This is not good!
Also, according to the survey, stress about money is the highest it's been in the United States since 2015.
Huh, that's an interesting date... did something happen in 2016 to cause Americans to be less stressed about money?
I'm just sayin'!
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