According to the poll of 2-thousand U.S. adults: The average person is experienced peak burnout at around 42 years old. 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. 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%).
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. 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. 42% are optimistic that the rest of this year will be more promising than last.
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