--- title: Stressed Parents are Single Parents and Parents of Teenagers description: Parents of teenagers and single parents are equally stressed, according to a survey canonical: https://time.com/2962819/stressed-parents-america-survey/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-07T17:00:05.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:55:36.221Z og:title: These Are the Most Stressed Kinds of Parents og:description: Parents of teenagers and single parents are equally stressed, according to a survey og:url: https://time.com/2962819/stressed-parents-america-survey/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f6882722a985a03/69869ab135ba6f3028c02e73/stressed-parent.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4724 og:image:height: 2657 og:image:alt: stress og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: These Are the Most Stressed Kinds of Parents twitter:description: Parents of teenagers and single parents are equally stressed, according to a survey twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f6882722a985a03/69869ab135ba6f3028c02e73/stressed-parent.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # These Are the Most Stressed Kinds of Parents > Sponsored content. 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The nationwide survey found that the following groups reported the most stress: **People with poor health** (60% reported high stress) **Disabled people** (45% reported high stress) **People with chronic illnesses** (36% reported high stress) **People with income less than $20,000** (36% reported high stress) **People who experience dangerous work situations** (36% reported high stress) **Single parents** (35% reported high stress) **Parents of teens** (35% reported high stress) The stresses associated with single parenting seem fairly obvious: trying to juggle many responsibilities on your own. But why is raising teens particularly stressful? 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