Nearly half of 8th, 10th and 12th graders agree with phrases like “I can’t do anything right,” “I do not enjoy life” and “My life is not useful”—twice as many as did a decade ago.
The No. 1 cause, according to Twenge, is social media and screen time. In fact, rates of teen depressive symptoms have increased massively since the mass popularization of the smartphone in the early 2010s.
A record number of teens say they feel their life is “not useful,” while depression and anxiety rates skyrocket.“There’s no question that is the primary cause of the increase in teen depression now,” Twenge said. “It’s by far the largest change in teens’ everyday lives over the past 10 to 12 years. Nothing else even comes close.”
The University of Michigan poll has been conducted annually since 1991, with 50,000 students in 8th, 10th and 12th grades nationwide asked if they agree with the statements “I can’t do anything right,” “I do not enjoy life” and “My life is not useful.” While the numbers held steady until about 2012, they began a sharp ascent the next year. Until then, fewer than 20% of students said they agreed with the phrase “I do not enjoy my life”; now half do.
More time spent on screens means teens are missing out on rites of passage in the real world — including driving, dating and working.That coincides with the rise of platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and Musical.ly, which debuted in 2015 and became TikTok in the US two years later.
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