Infographic: Stress of parents compared to other adults

Details of infographic from APA’s October 2023 Stress in America survey

Parents* were more likely than other adults** to report increases in certain stressors

Report feeling consumed by worries regarding money

• Parents: 66%
• Other adults: 39%

Agree they don’t talk about their stress because they don’t want to burden others

• Parents: 66%
• Other adults: 60%

Report money is a cause of a lot of fights or tension in their family

• Parents: 58%
• Other adults: 30%

Agree they feel embarrassed talking about money/their financial situation with others

• Parents: 57%
• Other adults: 39%

Report financial strain in their household has increased

• Parents: 46%
• Other adults: 34%

Parents were significantly more likely than other adults to say:

No one understands how stressed out they are

• Parents: 62%
• Other adults: 42%

Stress makes it hard for them to focus

• Parents: 60%
• Other adults: 37%

When they are stressed, they can’t bring themselves to do anything

• Parents: 50%
• Other adults: 28%

Most days their stress is completely overwhelming

• Parents: 48%
• Other adults: 26%

They are so stressed they feel numb

• Parents: 42%
• Other adults: 22%

Most days they are so stressed they can’t function

• Parents: 41%
• Other adults: 20%

*Defined as adults with children under 18

**Defined as adults without children under 18