Quarltere. Gen Z mental health by Patrick Q

"Nearly two-thirds (65%) of Gen Zers reported experiencing at least one mental health problem in the past two years, according to a multi-year study released in 2023Links to an external site.. This statistic was lower for all older generations, including millennials (51%), Gen Xers (29%) and Boomers (14%)."

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" The same Harvard study found that half of Gen Z young adults say their mental health is negatively affected by not knowing what to do with their lives, and almost three in five (58%) lacked meaning or purpose in their lives within the past month. "

“While they’re evenly split on whether concerns about technology’s effects on mental health are overblown, three out of five Gen Z adults say they wish they spent less time on their phones, social media and/or video games.”

patrickqschool — 2024-11-04 00:02:54 UTC

“Social media and video games are stopping people from socializing rather than simply changing how they socialize.”

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“The majority of current U.S. college students encompass members of Gen Z, who have reported more stress than other generations.”

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“For example, suicide was the third leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24 in the United States in 2020 (Garnett et al., [26]).”

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patrickqschool — 2024-11-04 00:20:50 UTC

The connection between these two quotes is how Gen Z has more mental health issues than other generations do and part of that is not knowing their purpose in life making them feel worthless.

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patrickqschool — 2024-11-04 00:24:39 UTC

The relationship between these two quotes is how social media and technology has impacted mental health making GenZ less likely to be social and waste much of their days sitting on their phones.

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patrickqschool — 2024-11-04 00:28:48 UTC

Many college students are feeling more stress than other generations and that is causing suicide among young adults.