Stress is taking a huge toll on a lot of Americans and a new survey shows how it’s hitting them. The average person is experiencing peak burnout at around 42 years old, but for some, it’s happening even younger. A quarter of Americans are now burned out by the time they’re 30.
According to the poll of 2-thousand U.S. adults:
- For Gen Z adults and millennials, now between the ages of 18 and 44, their stress is hitting the highest point when they’re just 25 years old, on average.
- The average person reports currently being at half of their stress capacity.
- So, what’s causing all this burnout? Finances are the top factor (30%), followed closely by politics (26%), work (25%), and their physical health (23%).
- Romantic and Family relationships are also stressing people out (18%).
- The top factors leading to burnout vary some by age group. For younger generations specifically, work is the biggest thing contributing to burnout (33%), followed by finances (27%) and mental health (24%).
- For Gen X and baby boomers, politics is the top concern (27%) followed by their physical health (24%).
- Overall, 83% believe that entering adulthood today is more challenging than it was a decade ago.
- Nearly three-quarters (72%) feel it will only get more challenging to be an adult over the next 10 years.
- A third of Americans polled think this will be the most stressful year yet; they predict 2025 will be worse than the last three years.
- But some folks are still holding out hope, including 42% who are optimistic that the rest of this year will be more promising than last.
Source: Talker