Stress in America, United States, 2007-2024 (ICPSR 37288)
Since 2007, the American Psychological Association (APA) has commissioned an annual nationwide survey as part of its Mind/Body Health campaign to examine the state of stress across the country and understand its impact. The Stress in America survey measures attitudes and perceptions of stress among the general public and identifies leading sources of stress, common behaviors used to manage stress and the impact of stress on our lives. The results of the survey draw attention to the serious physical and emotional implications of stress and the inextricable link between the mind and body.
From 2007 to 2024, the research has documented this connection among the general public as well as various sub-segments of the public. Each year, the Stress in America surveys aims to uncover different aspects of the stress/health connection via focusing on a particular topic and/or subgroup of the population. Below is a list of the focus of each of the Stress in America surveys.
- 2007-2018 Cumulative Dataset
- 2007 General Population
- 2008 Gender and Stress
- 2009 Parent Perceptions of Children's Stress
- 2010 Health Impact of Stress on Children and Families
- 2011 Our Health Risk
- 2012 Missing the Health Care Connection
- 2013 Are Teens Adopting Adults' Stress Habits
- 2014 Paying With Our Health
- 2015 The Impact of Discrimination
- 2016 Coping with Change, Part 1
- 2016 Coping with Change, Part 2: Technology and Social Media
- 2017 The State of Our Nation
- 2018 Stress and Generation Z
- 2019-2024 Cumulative Dataset
- 2019 Stress and Current Events
- 2020 COVID Tracker Wave 1
- 2020 COVID Tracker Wave 2
- 2020 COVID Tracker Wave 3
- 2020 A National Mental Health Crisis
- 2021 Pandemic Anniversary Survey
- 2021 Stress and Decision-Making During the Pandemic
- 2022 Pandemic Anniversary Survey
- 2022 Concerned for the Future, Beset by Inflation
- 2023 A Nation Recovering From Collective Trauma
- 2024 A Nation in Political Turmoil