Scientists just discovered which age group is now the most miserable

Young adults aged 18 to 24 are the unhappiest age group in the US, the UK, and across 44 countries. Mental health among Generation Z has declined since about 2014 and deteriorated further during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Contributing factors include increased school absenteeism, learning difficulties, and higher workforce dropout linked to mental-health problems. Young women exhibit larger deteriorations than young men, with rising anxiety and depression. In the US, overall reports of despair rose from 3.7 percent (1993–2014) to 6.7 percent by 2024, while among those under 25 it nearly tripled from 2.9 percent to eight percent. Globally, roughly 48 percent of Generation Z face mental-health risk.

Scientists have discovered that young adults are now the most miserable people worldwide, completely debunking the idea of the 'midlife crisis.' A new study published Wednesday revealed that individuals between the ages of 18 and 24 were the unhappiest group in the US, the UK, and across 44 other countries. Historically, research has shown that happiness tends to dip in middle age, usually in someone's 40s, and then rises again during old age.

However, scientists in the US and UK determined that the mental health of Generation Z has been getting worse since around 2014, and the trend became even more pronounced during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the researchers didn't single out a specific cause for the group's declining happiness, they noted broader issues like skipping school more often, challenges in learning, and more young adults dropping out of the workforce due to mental health problems.

They also found that young women were experiencing worse mental health than young men, which may be tied to higher rates of anxiety and depression among females. In the US, young women saw the biggest increases in unhappiness, with levels of despair rising from 5.6 percent in 2009 to 9.3 percent by 2024. The team noted that despair was a severe state of poor mental health where someone feels extremely stressed, depressed, or emotionally overwhelmed for an extended period of time.

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