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APA Stress in America 2023 Report
webTangentially relevant to AI safety communications: understanding public stress responses to information overload helps inform how AI risk messaging should be framed to avoid counterproductive anxiety or disengagement.
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Summary
The American Psychological Association's annual Stress in America survey examines stress levels, sources, and coping mechanisms among U.S. adults. The 2023 edition likely covers ongoing stressors including economic pressures, geopolitical events, and information overload from media consumption. It provides psychological data relevant to understanding how people process uncertain and alarming information.
Key Points
- •Documents prevalence and sources of stress among Americans, including news and media consumption as significant stressors
- •Highlights how information overload and constant news cycles contribute to psychological burden
- •Provides data on generational differences in stress responses and media engagement
- •Relevant to understanding how populations process AI-related risks and alarming technological news
- •Offers context for why effective science communication and epistemic hygiene matter for public discourse
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# Stress in America™
The Stress in America survey measures attitudes and perceptions of stress among the general public.
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A crisis of connection\\
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This year’s survey revealed that societal division is a significant stressor for many U.S. adults, suggesting loneliness and emotional disconnection have become a defining feature of life in America.](https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/stress-in-america/2025)
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Press release: Poll reveals a nation suffering from stress of societal division, loneliness](https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2025/11/nation-suffering-division-loneliness)
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November 2025 survey questions](https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/stress-in-america/2025/survey-questions.pdf)
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November 2025 topline data](https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/stress-in-america/2025/topline-data.pdf)
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Methodology\\
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Survey methods used to collect data for the findings.](https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/stress-in-america/2025/index#methodology)
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Interpreting data\\
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Reading questions and interpreting results.](https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/appendix)
## About Stress in AmericaTM
Since 2007, APA has commissioned an annual nationwide survey 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.
## Previous Stress in America reports
[December 2024\\
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Stress, politics, and the holidays](https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/stress-in-america/2024/postelection-survey)
[October 2024\\
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A nation in political turmoil](https://www.apa.org/pubs/reports/stress-in-america/2024)
[November 2023\\
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A nation recovering from collective trauma](https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2023/collective-trauma-recovery)
[October 2022\\
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Concerned for the future, beset by inflation](https://www.apa.org/new
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