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Sunday,October 10,-4999 Oakville Beaver Weekend a J 19 i ' Health £ Wellness Surviving as a young adult in the 6 90s / t 's to u g h b e in g a y o u n g ad u lt in th e `9 0 s. B oth 2 0 -so m e th in g b ab y b u ste rs an d G e n -X e rs now m ental asp ect o f th eir lives, co m p ared w ith o v er 70 p ercen t o f pre-b o o m ers. __ in th e ir e a rly 3 0 s e x p e rie n c e m u ch g re ater an g st th an th e ir e ld e rs. T h e 1995 P h y sical A ctivity M onito r, c o n d u c te d by th e C a n a d ia n F itn e ss and L ifesty le R e se a rc h In stitu te , a ffo rd s a g lim p se o f th e in n e r life o f C a n a d ia n s th ro u g h m e a su re s o f life satisfa c tio n an d e m o tio n a l w e ll-b e in g . Y ou n g er a d u lts re p o rte d lo w e r life satisfactio n w hen ask ed to rate h ow sa tisfie d they w ere w ith each o f fiv e fu n d a m e n ta l a sp e c ts o f th e ir lives: th e ir h o m e an d fam ily life, th e ir w o rk o r school life, th e ir so cial life, th e ir le isu re a c tiv itie s and th e ir p h y sic a l a c tiv itie s. · Social Life: O f all d em o g rap h ic g roups, G en -X ers ap p eared to be the least satisfied w ith th eir social life. O nly 46 p ercent rep o rted high sat isfaction w ith th e ir social life, co m p ared w ith 58 p ercen t o f pre-b o o m ers. · Leisure Activities: B aby b u sters and G enX ers, to g eth er w ith baby b o o m ers, w ere far less in clin ed than th eir eld ers to be very satisfied w ith th eir leisu re activ ities; one- third versus h a lf o f pre-b o o m ers. · Physical Activities: B aby bu sters, G enX ers and baby bo o m ers w ere ag ain clearly less in clin ed to say th at they w ere very satisfied w ith th e ir physical activ ities. A b o u t o n e-q u arter rep o rt ed b ein g very satisfied , co m p ared w ith nearly h a lf o f pre-b o o m ers. A tellin g pattern w as ob serv ed w ith resp ect to em o tio n al w ell-b ein g as w ell. O n th ree m ajo r indicato rs-self-rep o rted stress, ex p erien ces o f lo n e li n ess and ho p efu ln ess fo r the fu tu re-y o u n g adults sh ow ed a h ig h er d eg ree o f m ental anguish. · Work Or School Life: B aby b u ste rs, b o m b etw e e n 1967 an d 1979, an d G e n -X e rs, b o m in the early `60 s, w e re less likely to be v ery sa tisfie d w ith th e ir w o rk o r s c h o o l life th a n w e re o ld e r C an a d ia n s. O n ly o n e -th ird o f th e y o u n g e r ad ults w ere v ery sa tisfie d w ith th is a sp e c t o f th e ir lives, c o m p a re d w ith n e a rly h a lf o f p re -b o o m e rs. S p ecifically , G en -X ers and bab y b u sters w ere m o re likely th an th e ir e ld e rs to rep o rt feeling stressed all o r m o st o f the tim e. B aby b u sters w ere m o re likely to rep o rt feelin g lo nely at least som e o f | the tim e and seem ed th e least h o p efu l ab o u t the future. T ak en to g e th e r, th e s e re s u lts s u g g e s t th a t b esid es rep o rtin g lo w er life satisfa c tio n , y o u n g er C an ad ian s e x p e rie n c e g reater lo n e lin e ss and stress and are less o p tim istic a b o u t th e ir fu tu re than th eir eld ers. A cco rd in g to th e C a n a d ia n F itn e ss and L ifesty le R esearch In stitu te, th is relativ ely high level o f a n g u ish e x p e rie n c ed by y o u n g e r ad u lts is o f co n cern and in d icates a n eed fo r d ev elo p in g effectiv e c o p in g strateg ies to face the social and eco n o m ic c h a lle n g e s o f life in th e `90s. A s a first step , C o ra C raig , th e In stitu te 's p re si d e n t, s tro n g ly e n c o u ra g e s an a c tiv e , h e a lth y lifesty le to c o m b a t th e an g st, p o in tin g o u t that research sh o w s " R e g u la r p h y sical a ctiv ity is a p o w erful tool fo r m an ag in g stress, d e p ressio n and em o tio n al health m ore g en erally ." · Home And Family Life: A sim ila r p attern em erg e d fo r h o m e an d fam ily life, w ith o n ly ab o u t 60 p e rc e n t o f b a b y b u ste rs an d G e n -X e rs in d ic a t ing th a t th ey w e re very sa tisfie d w ith th is fu n d a Information supplied by the Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute .Wellness Committee Questions? Please call the Wellness Committee Chair, Liana Renwick-Palmerio TftT NORTH O A K 1 ' J D E N T A L O F F I C E JAMES VLAHOS, D.D.S. 1500 Sixth Line #9 Oakville, Ontario L6H 2T2 Dr. Brenda A. Chekay D.D.S., M.S.D. 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