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1 week ago | 
aol.com | Jean Twenge
The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. Are the kids all right-wing? Donald Trump won the 2024 election thanks in part to increased support from young voters. Some experts see this as a sign of a generational sea change.
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2 months ago | 
newsweek.pl | Jean Twenge
W czasach silnej polaryzacji politycznej, gdy różnice poglądów dzielą Amerykę na pół, wybory coraz częściej są bardzo wyrównane, a jedna albo druga strona wygrywa w nich o włos. Co za tym idzie – rozumienie dynamiki zachowania wyborców ma coraz większe znaczenie dla sztabów wyborczych, autorów badań sondażowych, dziennikarzy i zaangażowanych obywateli. Dynamika pokoleniowa jest ważną częścią tej układanki.
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2 months ago | 
onet.pl | Jean Twenge
Poglądy polityczne, wybory i pokolenia. Jaka jest przyszłość Partii Republikańskiej pod wodzą Donalda Trumpa? W czasach silnej polaryzacji politycznej, gdy różnice poglądów dzielą Amerykę na pół, wybory coraz częściej są bardzo wyrównane, a jedna albo druga strona wygrywa w nich o włos. Co za tym idzie – rozumienie dynamiki zachowania wyborców ma coraz większe znaczenie dla sztabów wyborczych, autorów badań sondażowych, dziennikarzy i zaangażowanych obywateli.
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2 months ago | 
podcasts.apple.com | Jean Twenge
There’s something of a policy revolution afoot: As of March, more than a dozen states — including California, Florida and Ohio — have passed bills or adopted policies that aim to limit cellphone usage at school. More are expected to follow. Jonathan Haidt is the leader of this particular insurgency.
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Mar 9, 2025 | 
tucson.com | Jean Twenge
Although measures of teen and adult happiness dropped during the high unemployment rates of the Great Recession, it didn’t rebound when the economy started to improve. ASDF_MEDIA/Shutterstock.comWe’d all like to be a little happier. The problem is that much of what determines happiness is outside of our control. Some of us are genetically predisposed to see the world through rose-colored glasses, while others have a generally negative outlook. Bad things happen, to us and in the world.
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Mar 7, 2025 | 
jg-tc.com | Jean Twenge
Although measures of teen and adult happiness dropped during the high unemployment rates of the Great Recession, it didn’t rebound when the economy started to improve. ASDF_MEDIA/Shutterstock.comWe’d all like to be a little happier. The problem is that much of what determines happiness is outside of our control. Some of us are genetically predisposed to see the world through rose-colored glasses, while others have a generally negative outlook. Bad things happen, to us and in the world.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
teenhealthtoday.com | Christopher Pepper |Jean Twenge
I’m honored to be speaking at The Wonder Years Teacher Summer: Summer 2025, an online event built to support teachers navigating today’s toughest challenges—from mental health to bridging generational divides. In my session, Talk to Your Boys: Navigating Tough Conversations with Compassion and Confidence, I’ll help you understand why so many boys feel lonely, angry, and disconnected, why it matters, and how schools can take active steps to better reach them.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
nber.org | Jean Twenge |David Blanchflower
David Blanchflower thanks the United Nations for funding. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Jean Twenge has served as an and expert witness on research on mental health and social media with law firms and U.S. state attorney's general offices.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
katiecouric.com | Jean Twenge
What Baby Boomers wish Zoomers understood about them — and vice versa. With targeted phrases like “OK, Boomer” and “brain rot” echoing through the media lately, generation gaps seem bigger than ever. The gap between Boomers (born 1946-1964) and Gen Z (1995-2009) is especially wide — Gen Z has never known a world without smartphones, while Boomers grew up when TV was new technology. But there doesn’t have to be such a big gap in mutual understanding.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
generationtechblog.com | Jean Twenge
Ten years ago, it was rare for people to identify as nonbinary (a gender outside the usual binary of “man” or “woman.”) Now it’s discussed much more frequently, though with a significant generational split. Many Gen Z teens and young adults use terms older generations aren’t familiar with, like gender fluid, demiboy, and enby (the last is the phonetic for “nb,” an abbreviation for nonbinary).
