Less Work, Less Sex, Less Happiness: We're Losing Generation Z to the Smartphone

Today's teenagers are protected and less independent than the previous generation These changes are in keeping with the mainstreaming of smartphones around 2012. The Millennial generation is no longer looking for opportunities to go out with friends and stay away from their parents. And Snapchatting - this will not make them so happy

Summary statistics on The Atlantic by social psychologist Jean Twenge are shocking. Today's 12th graders have less time to spend at home than the 8th grade in 2009. In 2015, only 56% of high school graduates were, but the proportion of Gen Xers and baby boomers generation was 85%. Between 2000 and 2015, the number of teenagers who spend time with friends has decreased by 40% each day.

Today's youth work is also less than their predecessors. Although the influence on the employment of the Great Depression has diminished, only 55% of today's high school graduates have work during school, compared with 77% in the latter half of the 1970s. They are less frequent to drive and depend on their parents' vehicles. They have less sex life and they have later

Of course, many parents may be roughly saying that their children are not overly carnival and that some side effects like teen reduction in pregnancy are positive. But teenage isolation has fearsome depression and rates of suicide, and Twenger says members of generation Z are on the verge of the worst mental health crisis in decades.

Twenji said evidence linking this issue to smartphones can not be clarified. This study found that spending more time on social media and other 'screen' activities is associated with lower levels of happiness, higher solitude, depression, and suicide risk. Twenge is accusing the fear of being overlooking the majority of social media damage by the so-called "FOMO" on the Internet, or the pleasure that other people seem to have. Cyber ​​bullying is also the culprit

Twenji said that the impact of these children will be long-term. Depression in adolescents is highly likely to recur in adulthood and it becomes difficult to develop social skills with age

Fortunately, Twenge's prescription is very light. When electronic equipment is used within two hours a day, it seems that some of their worst effects are alleviated. Parents forcing this peaceful border may eventually greatly help their children

A member of Generation Z - the future generation of workers under 20 years old - has never met the world without a smartphone. However, compared to the Millennial generation, they are less likely to use their smartphones casually during working hours. They avoid Facebook and use native technology, like other generations, do not care about privacy. According to Generation Z and Millennials expert Dorsey says: "This generation always finds answers to questions first, learns new skills, applies for jobs and contacts friends." "They never remember that this is not the time of choice, As the Z generation enters the labor market, I hope that everything from communication and collaboration to training, retention and engagement strategies is mobile.

Even if that is the future, there is echo in this world today. The Z generation smartphone is growing all day. They reduce the time spent in front of their friends and spend more time alone. This leads to depression and self-esteem. Technology and social media can create fake echo chambers that compare themselves with friends who seem to be enjoying all day and they feel that they missed it. Technology will be available soon to save time. However, when you touch technology, it is common to check and transfer technology. I will look at pictures and book flights. Pay attention to your current situation. Business is built on human relations, there is no substitute face-to-face time. People need to see each other with their eyes. Everything can not be virtual, otherwise you will lose the meaning of human beings.

Today's teenagers are protected and less independent than the previous generation These changes are in keeping with the mainstreaming of smartphones around 2012. The Millennial generation is no longer looking for opportunities to go out with friends and stay away from their parents. And Snapchatting - this makes them more happy. Summary statistics on The Atlantic by social psychologist Jean Twenge are shocking. Today's 12th graders have less time to spend at home than the 8th grade in 2009. In 2015, only 56% of high school graduates were, but the proportion of Gen Xers and baby boomers generation was 85%. Between 2000 and 2015, the number of teenagers who spend time with friends has decreased by 40% each day.