PSYD Even before the pandemic, this age group were reporting record levels of levels. Being middle-aged is much more stressful now than it was almost twenty years ago, new research concludes. Even before the pandemic, middle-aged people were reporting higher levels of stress than they were previously. Comparing the 2010s with the 1990s, researchers found that stress levels had increased slightly across all age-groups, but the increase was much more marked in the middle-aged. Increased responsibilities for both parents and children may be partly to blame.

Even before the pandemic, this age group were reporting record levels of levels.

Being middle-aged is much more stressful now than it was almost twenty years ago, new research concludes.

Even before the pandemic, middle-aged people were reporting higher levels of stress than they were previously.

Comparing the 2010s with the 1990s, researchers found that stress levels had increased slightly across all age-groups, but the increase was much more marked in the middle-aged.

Increased responsibilities for both parents and children may be partly to blame.