The American Psychological Association (APA) released a poll on Nov. 6 that found more than six in 10 U.S. adults say societal division is a significant source of stress in their lives.
The survey, conducted online by The Harris Poll on behalf of the APA among more than 3,000 participants aged 18 and up, found that 54 percent of U.S. adults reported feeling isolated from others, while 50 percent said they have lacked companionship “often or some of the time.”
Roughly 62 percent reported societal division as a major source of stress in their lives, with 61 percent of that group saying they felt isolated often or some of the time. Nearly seven in 10—69 percent—said they needed more emotional support in the past year than what they received, which is an increase of four percentage points from 2024, the APA said….