in late March and early April, when most Americans were living under stay-at-home orders to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
U.S. adults are about as likely now as they were earlier in the COVID-19 crisis to say they feel anger and sadness.During the week of June 1-7, members of key subgroups, including by party identification, age, race and education, tended to show increased negative emotions and decreased positive emotions, with those effects subsiding partially or completely the week of June 8-14.For example, there were double-digit increases in the percentage of Democrats, independents and Republicans who reported feeling anger between late May and early June.