Title: Why Today’s Teens Are More Depressed Than Ever
Headings: Why Today’s Teens Are More Depressed Than Ever
Why Today’s Teens Are More Depressed Than Ever
Why Today’s Teens Are More Depressed Than Ever
Why Are So Many Teens Depressed?
Are Teens Today Unprepared for Life’s Challenges?
Why are Today’s Teens So Stressed Out?
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Content: Jurich calls these feelings of hopelessness and helplessness “the Molotov cocktail that triggers teen suicide.” A new study led by Jean Twenge, a San Diego State University psychology professor, finds that five times as many high school and college students are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues as youth of the same age did that were surveyed back during the era of the Great Depression. Twenge, who is also the author of Generation Me: Why Today’s Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled -and More Miserable Than Ever Before, analyzed the responses of over 77,000 college students surveyed from 1938 through 2007. Are Teens Today Unprepared for Life’s Challenges? Some of the experts believe that we have raised our teens to have unrealistic expectations. Along with the messages from modern media sources that suggest that we should always feel good, they say many parents haven’t taught their kids the kind of coping skills they need to survive in chaotic times. Why are Today’s Teens So Stressed Out? “In my opinion, it’s all of the above and more,” writes Therese J. Borchard, author of Beyond Blue. “ Most experts would agree with me that there is more stress today than in previous generations.