09/11/2025
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250901104654.htm
Interesting and concerning change in mental well being over time has taken place.
Mental health used to be best in childhood and then decline until mid-life until rebounding toward the end of life. That "U Shaped" curve has disappeared and now mental health is WORSE in the youth then in any other age group.
The researchers speculate on the cause with increased social media use making the most sense.
Once a universal feature of human psychology, the “unhappiness hump” in midlife has disappeared, replaced by a new trend: mental health is worst in youth and improves with age. Data from the U.S., U.K., and dozens of countries suggest today’s young people are driving this shift, facing deeper ...
