More anxious than men, women go through three stressful periods during their lives, according to a British study. We tell you everything.
key periods. In a study published in May 2021, the IFOP reported that 95% of French people consider themselves stressed or anxious. An alarming trend of which women are the main victims. Witness another study carried out in 2021 by the leader in opinion research, which announced that women were much more anxious than men (68%). According to a British study, carried out by Tessy’s Brunches, a mentoring company for women, and carried out with a sample of 1,000 subjects, this anxiety is reflected in particular by three stress peaks that occur at various times in a woman’s life. Thus, the woman does not cross less than three “ages of worry” during its existence.
The first period takes place between 21 and 34 years old, and more precisely around entry into working life. Thus, women are most concerned about their careers, but also about the balance between professional and personal life. Because, yes, this age group marks the passage to adult life in which it is necessary find new benchmarks in order to build its future. Once this stage is crossed, women find themselves again tormented during a period which is between 45 and 54 years. This time, they are especially anxious because of their love life. And for good reason: it is an age where marriages, divorces, questioning and new romantic relationships are conducive. “It should also come as no surprise that middle-aged women worry about their romantic relationships: this period of life is often when relationships are most strained“said the founder of Tessy’s Brunches, Tessy Ojo.
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“Women face intense social pressure”
Finally, third and last key stage in the life of a woman: after 65. Indeed, the women interviewed during the study have, this time, assumed their anxieties about their health, their well-being, but also about their family. More mature, the subjects notably shared their concerns about education and happiness of their children and grandchildren. “This research shows how constant and ever-changing the pressures facing modern working women are”revealed Tessy Ojo, before concluding: “Women face intense social pressure to succeed in so many areas of their lives. Trying to meet these expectations imposes a huge psychological burden which, if left unaddressed, can ruin lives.”