Twenge finds that new media is making teens more lonely, anxious, and depressed, and is undermining their social skills and even their sleep. IGens have poorer emotional health thanks to new media. In addition to identifying cross-generational trends in these surveys, Twenge tests her inferences against her own follow-up surveys, interviews with teens, and findings from smaller experimental studies. Those surveys, which have asked the same questions (and some new ones) of teens year after year, allow comparisons among Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials, and iGens at exactly the same ages. She identifies their unique qualities by analyzing four nationally representative surveys of 11 million teens since the 1960s. Twenge names the generation born between 19 “iGens” for their ubiquitous use of the iPhone, their valuing of individualism, their economic context of income inequality, their inclusiveness, and more. From the GGSC to your bookshelf: 30 science-backed tools for well-being.
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