Media in the age of COVID-19
As a team of folks whose professional lives revolve around the media, we already have a particularly strong interest in this area. But we also had a hypothesis that Americans’ news and media consumption habits have likely shifted in light of the pandemic — so we took a closer look in our most recent COVID Pulse Survey to find out.
COVID Pulse Survey: women – especially parents – see stress levels rise
After watching stress levels begin to come down week-over-week, the optimism may have been short-lived, as this week, we saw them ramp back up by 4%. While not a huge gain, we still wanted to better understand the causes of this uptick.
COVID-19 Study: Sports Fans Ready to Play Ball
A big conversation in the media this week has been whether — in light of COVID-19 — major sports leagues will find a way to play and exactly what that might look like. With that in mind, we wanted to get the perspective of fans to see how they think this is all going to play out.
Stress Levels Drop an Average of 5% Amidst COVID-19 Lockdown
We’ve made it through another week of lockdown. How are you feeling?
Silver Linings and Social Connections
Each week, we’re running a COVID Pulse Survey, where we are taking a look at how COVID is impacting Americans’ stress levels. Unsurprisingly, the data shows us stress is running high, and optimism is often hard to come by. But amidst the largely bleak data, there are of course always silver linings.
The Great Work From Home Shift
In the last few weeks, companies around the globe found themselves suddenly making the shift to 100% remote, thanks to the spread and growing concerns related to COVID-19. In addition to our weekly COVID Pulse Survey, where we are taking a look at how COVID is impacting Americans’ stress levels, the research team at Kickstand also […]
No-Strings-Attached Crisis Communications Help
The COVID-19 crisis is scary. It’s scary for our health, and it’s scary for our economy. But like in any crisis, we believe it’s also an opportunity to think deeply about who we are and double down on behaving in ways true to our values.
So…just how stressed out are we?
COVID-19 got you stressed out? Well, you’re not alone and our nerdy, data brains over at Kickstand wanted to understand just how stressed out we all are and if it’s getting better or worse (please, please get better!).