December 29, 2006
Resolutions for 2007: Health, family and well-being top priorities
By Staff
Health ranked tops with 97 percent of adults in an online survey conducted this month by Insight Express for New York-based About.com, with 95 percent citing family as a top factor for happiness in 2007.
Eighty percent of respondents saw the New Year as a chance improve their happiness. “While Americans are still clearly focused on typical resolutions, such as losing weight or quitting smoking, we’ve found that getting into better shape mentally is just as important as getting into better shape physically,” said Dr. Kate Grossman, medical director, About.com Health.
Americans are also looking for ways to better manage stress in 2007. Fifty-eight percent of those interviewed said they are seeking ways to reduce overall stress in the New Year; 64 percent want to achieve greater control of their lives; and 61 percent would like to become better at not sweating the little things that go wrong on a daily basis. Generally, women feel more stressed than men – more than half (55 percent) of women reported feeling stressed on a daily basis compared to 34 percent of men. Generally, more women (66 percent) than men (55 percent) expressed that they would like to focus less on minor setbacks, 66 percent and 55 percent, respectively.
“Attitudes tend to shift dramatically based on gender and age,” added Dr. Grossman. “For example, those over the age of 45 are more interested in coming to terms with who they are versus their younger counterparts. Those under the age of 45 are likelier to want to make more drastic life-changes in order to become happier.”
Eighty percent of respondents saw the New Year as a chance improve their happiness. “While Americans are still clearly focused on typical resolutions, such as losing weight or quitting smoking, we’ve found that getting into better shape mentally is just as important as getting into better shape physically,” said Dr. Kate Grossman, medical director, About.com Health.
Americans are also looking for ways to better manage stress in 2007. Fifty-eight percent of those interviewed said they are seeking ways to reduce overall stress in the New Year; 64 percent want to achieve greater control of their lives; and 61 percent would like to become better at not sweating the little things that go wrong on a daily basis. Generally, women feel more stressed than men – more than half (55 percent) of women reported feeling stressed on a daily basis compared to 34 percent of men. Generally, more women (66 percent) than men (55 percent) expressed that they would like to focus less on minor setbacks, 66 percent and 55 percent, respectively.
“Attitudes tend to shift dramatically based on gender and age,” added Dr. Grossman. “For example, those over the age of 45 are more interested in coming to terms with who they are versus their younger counterparts. Those under the age of 45 are likelier to want to make more drastic life-changes in order to become happier.”
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