A recent poll conducted by Gallup found that teenagers and young adults are mostly dealing with stress in a healthy way.
Juggling academic pressures, social expectations, and the uncertainty of future paths can feel overwhelming. The need to balance personal identity with societal roles while navigating relationships and self-discovery adds to the emotional weight, making such phases of life particularly challenging.
Coping with stress through unhealthy methods, such as substance abuse or self-harm, can lead to severe long-term consequences. These behaviors may offer temporary relief but often worsen underlying issues, damage relationships, and impact overall well-being. Good thing that a majority of respondents did not report such behaviors.
Here’s some of what Fox News reported on the poll’s results:
A new Gallup survey explored how young Americans cope with stress, anxiety and other big emotions – and the results were mostly positive.
The research was done in partnership with the Walton Family Foundation and Dr. Lisa Damour, a bestselling author and clinical adolescent psychologist who served as a consultant on Pixar’s movie “Inside Out 2.”
Ohio-based Damour and the rest of the team dove deep into the Gen Z experience, exploring the relationship between teens and their parents and other support systems.
The researchers surveyed 1,675 children between ages 10 and 18, along with their parents or guardians.
The data revealed that young Gen Zers are using a “range of healthy coping mechanisms” to deal with challenging feelings, according to a press release.
More than half of Gen Z respondents reported listening to music as a coping mechanism, while 45% said they play video games, 45% connect with friends and 39% talk about their feelings.