2020 was the year of negative emotions, according to GallupAround the world, people experienced stress, worry, and other negative feelings on a massive scale2020 was the year of negative emotions, according to new polling from Gallup. The research agency tracks sadness, worry, and other negative emotions with an annual 'Negative Experience Index' based on global polling. Gallup's Negative Experience Index poll includes surveys of almost 160,000 people in 115 countries, conducted in 2020 and 2021. The researchers noted that 2019 had already set a record, with a Negative Experience Index of 31 - and the world has been on a negative trajectory for a decade. Clifton recommended that national leaders measure and respond to their countries' emotional states, because negative emotions are 'devastating for societies.'

Source: The Nation July 20, 2021 22:07 UTC