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What's Everyone So Stressed Out About? Financial Concerns, Obligations Top the List

Results of a survey of more than 2700 adults show that 74 percent of people experience stress related to rising prices, 53 percent over not having money for emergencies and 36 percent over paying for basic necessities.

Outside of the financial sphere, more than half of respondants reported being stressed out over having too many things to do and not getting enough sleep. Other top concerns included health, family illness, information overload, loneliness and problems at work.

Across the age groups, adults aged 61 and older reported the least stress. Just nine percent said they lead very stressful lives compared to a quarter or more of respondants from other age groups. Meanwhile young adults aged 18 to 29 were the most likely to experience loneliness at 45 percent.

Read more: The Many Sources of Stress and the Hassles of Daily Life

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This page contains a single entry from Psychology Briefs, the FindCounseling.com Blog, posted on October 11, 2006 12:26 PM.

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