“What we’re seeing is a generation of children who are expressing much more clearly that they are just generally so unhappy with themselves and the situations around them,” says Emily Cherry, head of participation at the NSPCC. Mental health concerns didn’t rank anywhere in the top 10. In 1986, ChildLine’s first year of taking calls, the most common reasons for contacting the NSPCC were sexual and physical abuse, and family issues. (Some of this may be because these conditions were not widely diagnosed or understood in the past.)Īccording to the NSPCC, the biggest concern of young people calling its ChildLine in 2015/16 was mental health issues, accounting for 31% of telephone counselling sessions. Young men and women in the UK are seeking treatment for low self-esteem, anxiety, depression and self-harm, in greater proportions than any other generation on record. One of the starkest markers of Gen Z to date is the sharp rise in reported mental health issues. The biggest concern of young people calling ChildLine was mental health issues, accounting for 31% of calls The survey (which measures life satisfaction in relation to everything from relationships with family to school, mental health and drug use) showed that the highest rate of anxiety and health worries occurred among teenage girls in England, Wales and Scotland. How happy is Generation Z? A World Health Organisation survey carried out in 42 countries in 2013/4, and reported this year, found that young men and women in the UK are among the least satisfied with their lives, particularly 15-year-olds in England and Wales. Gender identity is also less binary, with 78% of young men identifying as 100% male, and 80% of young women identifying as 100% female, according to the same NCS poll. A National Citizen Service (NCS) poll of 1,000 teenagers published in October this year found that only 63% of teens aged 16 and 17 define themselves as 100% straight (compared with 78% of adults).
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On the plus side, this accessibility to technology and the internet has provided Gen Z‑ers with an abundance of information, allowing them to broaden their knowledge and be proactive in their learning, thus making them the most tech-savvy and socially accepting generation to date.īut Gen Z is also considered as the most depressed and pessimistic generation, due to a rise in many socio-political pressures, such as the threat of violence, the advent of social media and climate change concerns.Īccording to a 2019 study published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology, between 20 depression rates increased more than: 47% among 12–13 years olds, 60% among teens (14–17 years old) and 46% among young adults (18–21 years old).Young people are also reported to have a much more fluid sense of sexual identity and gender. Those belonging to Gen Z would struggle to remember a time when screens weren't a huge part of their every day life. They are colloquially known as "zoomers", which surprisingly was not coined after Zoom, the video chat service, but instead is a play on the term 'boomers' and refers to the fast-paced nature of Gen Z's upbringing, amidst the explosion of technology and culture. Gen Z are most commonly defined as those born between 1997 to 2012.
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