Dec 4, 2023 06:47 PM
While there would be some late millennials (Gen-Y) born in the first part of 1990s, that's hardly the bulk of them. What they'd instead be largely referring to, especially in extended context, is Zoomers or Gen-Z.
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https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/millen...al-health/
INTRO: Millennials are driving the deterioration of Australia’s mental health, according to a study in PNAS which tracked our mental health over 20 years.
The study followed 9000 households, assessing how the mental health of each generation changed as they aged, and compared the groups to each other at the same age.
They found that people born in the 1990s have poorer mental health for their age than any previous generation, and do not show improvements in mental health as they age, as was experienced by earlier generations.
“Much of the focus to date has been on the declining mental health of school-aged children and adolescents, where we expect their mental health to eventually improve as they enter adulthood. But this study shows this pattern is changing and that it is not just the kids we need to worry about,” said lead author Dr Richard Morris, senior research fellow in the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health.
Dr Nataliya Ilyushina from RMIT University, who was not involved in the study, told the AusSMC that people between 25-34 years old represent the most productive and fertile segment of society, and their declining mental health poses a substantial threat to Australia’s economic future.
“In the immediate term, labour shortages are a concern, and in the long term, the implications extend to diminished family formation and fertility rates,” she says.
The study doesn’t look into the underlying causes of Millennials’ poor mental health, but the researchers suggest that job insecurity, worry about climate change, financial strains, and unfulfilled aspirations like homeownership, could all be contributing... (MORE - missing details)
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https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/millen...al-health/
INTRO: Millennials are driving the deterioration of Australia’s mental health, according to a study in PNAS which tracked our mental health over 20 years.
The study followed 9000 households, assessing how the mental health of each generation changed as they aged, and compared the groups to each other at the same age.
They found that people born in the 1990s have poorer mental health for their age than any previous generation, and do not show improvements in mental health as they age, as was experienced by earlier generations.
“Much of the focus to date has been on the declining mental health of school-aged children and adolescents, where we expect their mental health to eventually improve as they enter adulthood. But this study shows this pattern is changing and that it is not just the kids we need to worry about,” said lead author Dr Richard Morris, senior research fellow in the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine and Health.
Dr Nataliya Ilyushina from RMIT University, who was not involved in the study, told the AusSMC that people between 25-34 years old represent the most productive and fertile segment of society, and their declining mental health poses a substantial threat to Australia’s economic future.
“In the immediate term, labour shortages are a concern, and in the long term, the implications extend to diminished family formation and fertility rates,” she says.
The study doesn’t look into the underlying causes of Millennials’ poor mental health, but the researchers suggest that job insecurity, worry about climate change, financial strains, and unfulfilled aspirations like homeownership, could all be contributing... (MORE - missing details)
