Sleeping less than usual | Eating less than usual | Exercising or playing sports less than usual | Attending religious services and/or praying more than usual | Sleeping more than usual | Eating more than usual | Watching TV or playing video games more than usual | Using social media less than usual | Exercising or playing sports more than usual | |
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% of respondents that handle a great deal of stress by... | 70 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 33 | 28 | 26 |
Sources:
npr.org
Stress is a natural part of life. The ways individuals handle stress, however, varies considerably from person to person. When faced with a great deal of stress, seven out of ten people respond by sleeping less, while slightly less than half of those surveys cope by eating and excising less.