2024-04-23 17:22:42
Arabian Weather – Two scientific studies have revealed that the generation born in the 90s of the last century has worse mental health than previous generations, the first new study, carried out by researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia, having revealed that the Saudi-born generation in the 90s are more prone to depression, anxiety and other mental disorders than older generations.
Study: People born in the 1990s have the worst mental health
Researchers used surveys to track the mental health of around 30,000 adults over a decade and showed that not only were the younger generation faring worse, but their emotional problems showed no signs of improvement unlike older generations. elderly.
According to the researchers, social media was mainly responsible for this decline because it made participants dissatisfied with themselves.
The study analyzes survey responses between 2010 and 2020 to monitor changes in the mental health of people born in each decade, from the 1940s to the 1990s, and compared results between age groups .
Lead researcher Dr Richard Morris noted that people in their 30s are at increased risk of developing mental health problems, and this is the first time differences between birth groups have been highlighted.
Dr Peter Baldwin, a researcher at the Black Dog Institute, added that technology, particularly social media, is the main culprit, as it has led to increased levels of social comparison which negatively affects mental health.
The second study, conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), confirmed the results of the first study.
Factors that worsen the mental health of people born in the 1990s
Both studies indicate that there is a serious mental health problem among people born in the 1990s, and that this problem can have serious consequences for individuals and societies. The researchers pointed out that social media, which makes participants dissatisfied with themselves, is the main culprit for this situation.
They added that There are several factors May contribute to this phenomenon, among them Increased social media use, climate change and economic pressures.
Studies have concluded that action needs to be taken to combat this, including providing more mental health support to the generation born in the 1990s.
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