New Study Reveals Young People in America Are Very Stressed Out
Hi All,
This is not good. I remember when life was a bit more carefree for young people…but this new research study conducted by the American Psychological Association shows that times have sure changed since I was in junior high and high school. Sure, we/I had stress back then, but not to the levels young people have today.
About the survey, “Stress in America”: The 2009 Stress in America Survey was conducted online within the US by Harris Interactive on behalf of the APA, from July 21 – August 4, 2009 among 1,568 adults ages 18+. This report also includes the results of a YouthQuery survey conducted between August 19 and 27, 2009 among 1,206 young people aged 8-17 years old. Results were weighted as needed for age, sex, race/ethnicity, education, region, and household income. Reports for specific metropolitan areas also are available.
Here’s an excerpt:
Young people in America are more stressed out about school pressure and family finances than their parents think, according to a national “Stress in America” survey from by the American Psychological Association (APA).
The study, which built upon past research that found stress to be a top health concern for US youth in grades 9-12, found that teens and tweens are more likely than parents to say that their stress had increased in the last year:
- Nearly half (45%) of teens ages 13-17 say that they worried more this year, but only 28% of parents think their teen’s stress increased.
- One-fourth (26%) of tweens ages 8-12 say they worried more this year, but only 17% of parents believed their tween’s stress had increased.
Similarly, only 2-5% of parents rate their child’s stress as extreme (an 8, 9 or 10 on a 10-point scale) when 14% of tweens and 28% of teens say they worry a lot or a great deal.
Parents’ responses about sources of stress for their children are also out of sync with what children reported as sources of worry, the study found. Children are more likely to say they worried about their family’s financial difficulties than parents were to say this was a source of stress for their children (30% vs. 18% of parents).
The study reveals a lot more interesting statistics, so click here to access the entire report!
Bye for now,
Lisa
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