Six in ten are willing to accept negative emotions in a given week
Core finding
About six-in-ten Americans (61%) agree that they accept feeling negative emotions over the course of a typical week, including 12% who strongly agree, according to a May 2026 Verasight survey of 526 U.S. adults.
A smaller share (13%) disagree, while 26% are neutral, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
Topline scale
Six in ten are willing to accept negative emotions in a given week.
I ACCEPT feeling negative emotions over the course of a typical week.
n = 526 · May 11, 2026 · MoE ±4.6%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | May 11, 2026 |
| Base (unweighted) | 526 |
| Margin of error | ±4.6% |
| Module | identity |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/spsp26
I ACCEPT feeling negative emotions over the course of a typical week.
Cite this question
Verasight SPSP Omnibus Survey #2026-045, fielded May 11-11, 2026, N=526 US adults age 18+, +/- 4.6%.