Increased working hours, long commutes, family commitments and financial worries can all negatively impact our daily lives and cause stress
When pressure at work becomes unmanageable, and challenges a worker’s ability to cope, it can lead to stress.
While some workplace stress is normal, excessive stress can interfere with productivity and performance, impacting physical and emotional health, and affecting relationships and work-life balance.
We asked respondents about their main sources of stress and asked them to choose their 3 top stressors from the following options:
• Work pressure • Financial pressure • Family pressure • Health issues • Relationship problems • Other (specify)
While male respondents also ranked work pressure (67%) and family pressure (27%) among their top stress sources, 67% ranked financial pressure as their greatest source of stress. 63% of male respondents told us they contribute most to the household finances, compared to 30% of female respondents.
Work pressure is cited as the greatest source of stress for women (69%), followed by financial stress (59%) and family pressure (37%). 37% of female respondents ranked family pressure as a significant source of stress compared to 27% of male respondents.
Which severely impacted their private time and resulted in them feeling tired and stressed on arrival at both work and home.
While active commutes which involve walking and cycling have obvious health advantages, overcrowded trains and stationary traffic do not make for a positive start to the working day and can cause stress and have a negative mental health impact. There are some measures which can be put in place to help ease the daily commute.
• Flexible working hours • Remote working options • Season ticket public transport options • Car-pooling initiatives • Dedicated car-pool parking close to the workplace
