The 2015 annual survey by the American Psychological Association on “Stress in America” focused on discrimination. The just-released report shows that almost 70% of Americans surveyed said they had experienced some form of discrimination, and more than 60% reported experiencing regular discrimination. Although race-based discrimination was the most prevalent, additional sources included ethnicity, age, disability, gender, and sexual orientation. James Jackson, consultant to the APA report, says: “This study has shown us that discrimination knows no boundaries.” In terms of the accompanying stress, older Americans reported lower rates of increase in stress 2014-2015 than their younger counterparts, perhaps in part because they also reported engaging in more stress management. Links to health show that respondents with fair/poor health were more likely to report stress than their healthier counterparts.

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