Archive - Generation Tech

This group is the most likely to be depressed and think about suicide

Hint: It’s not middle-aged parents

Apr 30 •

Suicide rates are now higher among young adults than the middle-aged

It’s time to update statements about age and suicide

Apr 22 •

Is economic deprivation the real cause of the teen mental health crisis?

A response to the Nature review of The Anxious Generation

Apr 2 •

March 2024

Bad Therapy or No Therapy?

What the latest parenting critique book gets right – and what it doesn’t

Mar 25 •

Are books dead? Why Gen Z doesn't read

Even academically inclined teens aren't turning the pages anymore. That doesn't bode well.

Mar 5 •

January 2024

Young liberals used to be the most supportive of free speech. Now they’re the least.

Why Gen Z, and this cultural moment, really are different

Jan 18 •

December 2023

Why parents aren't to blame for the rise in teen depression

Gen Z teens actually have a better relationship with their parents than previous generations did

Dec 13, 2023 •

November 2023

Gen Z really does have a work ethic problem

Or maybe we all do?

Nov 15, 2023 •

October 2023

Here are 13 other explanations for the adolescent mental health crisis. None of them work.

Only smartphones and social media can explain why teen depression and loneliness increased internationally after 2010.

Oct 18, 2023 •

Is there really a generational difference in identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual?

And what about behavior?

Oct 4, 2023 •

September 2023

Millennials are in trouble – not economically, but mentally

Millennials are even dying at higher rates than Gen X’ers did at the same age

Sep 13, 2023 •

August 2023

Why are teens so anxious?

What data from 43 countries tells us

Aug 30, 2023 •

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