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7 purposes that Hispanics living in the US want to fulfill in 2022


The pandemic has caused them to want to take better care of their health.

The pandemic has caused them to want to take better care of their health.

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No doubt the year-ends always lead us to reflect on what we did, if it was good or bad, but also about everything that perhaps we planned for a long time to do and that due to certain circumstances we could not execute or carry out.

This means that in the first hours of 2022 millions of people in the world rethink where they want to lead their lives, what it is that will really make them better people and above all, what will make them happy.

On the subject, last week Lifeway Research released the result of a study carried out among the Hispanic population living in the United States to know what are those purposes or goals that you want to achieve or realize in this year that is about to begin.

The survey, based on interviews with just over 1,000 people conducted last September, indicates that Hispanics (especially those who profess Catholicism) are the group that most emphasizes maintaining health (48% vs. 40% of non-Hispanics), as well as restore or mend relationships with close family members (30% versus 23%).

At the same time, Hispanics with religious affiliations are the least concerned about financial matters going forward (24% versus 36% in other groups).

“The decisions (resolutions) for the New Year reflect the changes that people aspire to make, but the Covid-19 pandemic has encouraged many people to implement those changes without waiting for the annual year-end reminder,” said Scott McConnell. , CEO of Lifeway Research, presenting the survey results.

“However, New Years decisions are still something that many Americans have made at some point in their lives,” he added.

Other resolutions Hispanics want to achieve in 2022

In this context, another national survey, in this case conducted by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and published this month, places Hispanics as the group with the highest level of participation in “decisions for the new year”, with 90% of these making those decisions against 87% of African Americans, 85% of other ethnic groups and only 75% of whites.

In addition, according to APA, Hispanics are the most committed to dieting when changing the year (32% versus 26% among whites), more travel plans perform (27% versus 17%), the more they seek clean and organize their homes (22% vs. 19%) and more want helping others through donations or volunteering (13% versus 10%).

Interestingly, APA found that more than half (56%) of the Hispanics surveyed they will seek to meditate more in 2022, with 38% stating that they will see a therapist next year and one of 32% stating that they will reduce their presence on social media.

As might be expected, APA found that Hispanics are the group with the highest level of anxiety about personal finances (70%) and about the impact of the pandemic (63%).

In addition, one in 3 “already knows” that they will not follow through on their New Year’s decisions, a slightly higher proportion than African Americans and whites with the same response.

“Making a decision for the new year does not reveal what or who the person making that decision relies on to change their life, nor does it reveal how successful those resolutions will be,” McConnell said.

“But higher numbers of young people, of those with at least some college education, and of people who attend religious services at least once a month among New Year’s decision makers indicate that they are more highly motivated. (than other groups) to make changes in their lives, “he added.

At the same time, according to APA, Hispanics look forward to the arrival of the new year: 36% anticipate that 2022 will be less stressful than 2021, the highest percentage among all ethnic groups.

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