Here's what has New Yorkers more stressed than the rest, according to a Senior ... trends now
It's no secret that New York can be a stressful place to live.
The noise, the high cost of living, and the close quarters can all contribute to people's overall feelings of stress.
Now, clinical psychologist Dr. C. Vaile Wright, senior director of health care innovation for the American Psychological Association (APA), has revealed the answer comes down to one perennial factor: money.
Rising costs of basic necessities, combined with wages that aren't rising to meet them, are putting more and more pressure on the average person in one of the US's most expensive cities.
Crowding in public spaces can be a source of stress for some people. For the 3.2 million people who ride the subway each day, the lack of personal space may contribute to feelings of stress.
It can be difficult to find a moment of peace and quiet in New York City, which is home to more than 8.3 million people.
'Given that New York City has a very high cost of living, it's likely that money, inflation and the rising cost of living could be of particular concern for New Yorkers,' Dr. Wright told Fox 5.
The APA has not compiled data on 2024 yet.
But the professional organization knows that for most Americans, money and the economy are major sources of stress.
And both of these factors have become stressors for more people over the past five years.
According to the APA's 2023 Stressors in America survey data, more adults aged 35 to 44 in New York City rated the economy, family responsibilities, and personal safety as stressors in 2023 than in 2019.
In 2019, 51 percent said the economy was a stressor, but in 2023 that number rose to 74 percent.
New Yorkers share these sources of stress with the rest of the nation.
In November, researchers found that Americans needed $11,400 more per year to enjoy the same quality of life they had just two years prior.
So inflation is a source of stress nationwide.
Similarly, 59 percent of New Yorkers reported family responsibilities were a major source of stress in 2019.
In 2023, 71 percent endorsed that statement.
Personal safety rose a little less, but it still rose: from 36 percent in 2019 to 49 percent in 2023.
New York City residents also have unique sources of stress compared to people in the rest of the US.
For example, whereas 49 percent of Americans rated housing costs as a major source of stress in 2023, 66 percent of New Yorkers said the same.
The American Psychological Association surveyed New Yorkers about their biggest sources of stress in 2023, and compared the results to
