Anxiety on rise among the young in social media age
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By Robert Booth
The number of young people in the UK who say they do not believe that life is worth living has doubled in the last decade, amid a sense of overwhelming pressure from social media which is driving feelings of inadequacy, new research suggests.
In 2009, only 9% of 16–25–year–olds disagreed with the statement that ‘life is really worth living’, but that has now risen to 18%. More than a quarter also disagree that their life has a sense of purpose, according to a YouGov survey of 2,162 people for the Prince’s Trust, a charity that helps 11–30–year–olds into education, training and work. Youth happiness levels have fallen most sharply over the last decade in respect of relationships with friends and emotional health, the survey found, while satisfaction with issues like money and accommodation have remained steady.
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