Again the American Psychological Association commissioned The Harris Poll to make a survey on its behalf. This poll was conducted online in August 2021, among 3,035 adults aged 18+ living in the United States. These results were focused on decision-making during the pandemic.
The survey found that one-third of the adults said that there had been times during the pandemic that they had been uncertain about even basic decisions, such as about what to wear and what to eat. Major life decisions also had become harder for 35%, compared to pre-pandemic.
The impact on decision-making was especially acute for millennials, ages 25 to 45, (48%) and parents (47%). Nearly half of both groups were struggling with a general state of fatigue brought on by the disruptions of routines that made them have to rethink what before had been habitual.
Uncertainty about the immediate future bothered two-thirds (63%) of the adults. About half (49%) said that planning for the future had become impossible. Yet, in spite of this stress, U.S. adults were optimistic. Most (70%) thought that all would work out after the pandemic was over. More than half (57%) saw themselves as resilient.
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