Generation Z-ers, born between 1995 and 2010, are characterised as more hardworking, abstemious and glued to their devices.

But what will be the lasting effects of social media and lockdown on their minds?

We look at what we know in this *thread* 👇 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/future-gen-zs-mental-health-fix-unhappiest-generation-ever/
The future of Gen Z’s mental health: How to fix the ‘unhappiest generation ever’

What will be the lasting effects of technology, social media and lockdown on the minds of young people?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/future-gen-zs-mental-health-fix-unhappiest-generation-ever/
Every generation is shaped by historical markers.

🔹 Baby Boomers: unrivalled economic growth
🔹 Generation X: the Dot-Com Boom
🔹 Millennials: the Great Recession
🔹 Gen Z: lost a lump of their education in lockdown

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/future-gen-zs-mental-health-fix-unhappiest-generation-ever/
However, Gen Z-ers are also the unhappiest generation.

This growing unhappiness has come despite lower levels of drinking, drug-taking, teenage pregnancy and antisocial behaviour.

So what is going wrong for these kids?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/future-gen-zs-mental-health-fix-unhappiest-generation-ever/
Technology is often held up as the key culprit.

For Generation Z, it has been embedded in their lives since childhood.

The average British 13-15 year old spends between one and three hours on social media every day

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/future-gen-zs-mental-health-fix-unhappiest-generation-ever/
The enormous increase in time spent online is feeding a dangerous culture of perfectionism.

This will hold them back when they enter the workplace, which will demand an ability to make mistakes and move on from them, according to Dr Thomas Curran

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/future-gen-zs-mental-health-fix-unhappiest-generation-ever/
So how will Generation Z fare in the future? The worrying mental health seeds sown now may well take root.

But they do seem to be better than previous generations at talking about it and getting the help they need.

Read the full analysis here 👇 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/future-gen-zs-mental-health-fix-unhappiest-generation-ever/
The future of Gen Z’s mental health: How to fix the ‘unhappiest generation ever’

What will be the lasting effects of technology, social media and lockdown on the minds of young people?

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/mind/future-gen-zs-mental-health-fix-unhappiest-generation-ever/
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