For over 50 years, the midlife crisis has been a noted aspect of life in Western societies. However, new research indicates that the trend is shifting dramatically. A UN-commissioned paper by Jean Twenge and David Blanchflower reveals a mental health crisis among the youth in various English-speaking countries. Traditionally, happiness followed a U-shape throughout life, but now it appears to rise with age while younger generations suffer declining mental well-being, attributed to factors such as social media, cyberbullying, and a lack of social engagement among young people.
"In a new paper commissioned by the UN, leading academics Jean Twenge and David Blanchflower warn that a burgeoning youth mental health crisis... is upending the traditional pattern of happiness across our lifetimes."
"The U-shape in wellbeing by age that used to exist in these countries is now gone, replaced by a crisis in wellbeing among the young, according to the paper..."
"Young people in despair chart. This may end up being a lost generation... there had been a sharp drop in wellbeing in the US and the UK in particular."
"They're not going out as much; playing with their friends, interacting with others, or having as much sex."
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