| ▲ | jeremyjh a day ago |
| Cool. You think that explains the findings in TFA related to adolescent boys? From a better write up of this same story: Young men aged 15 to 24 show concerning trends in their self-rated mental health and rates of mental illness. For instance, between 2012 and 2022: the percentage who reported "very good" or "excellent" mental health fell from 70% to 52%
the percentage who experienced:
mood disorders increased from11% to 16%
generalized anxiety disorder increased from 4% to 10% |
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| ▲ | aivisol a day ago | parent | next [-] |
| It could. As a father of a 18yo I can tell that they are very well aware of what awaits them in their adult lives. |
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| ▲ | typeofhuman a day ago | parent | next [-] | | Really? They may think they're aware. but don't be swayed by their confidence. As a grown man, you know life has a way of surprising you. | | |
| ▲ | win311fwg a day ago | parent [-] | | He's saying: They are aware of stories of problems adults face. It is absolutely true that someone else's life doesn't define their own future path, but that doesn't mean they don't latch onto those stories and project the negativity onto themselves. One cannot see the future, so it is quite common to look to others to predict what the future may hold. As you point out, the future is often completely different to what you imagined, but it is what you are imagining that shapes how you feel. |
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| ▲ | jeremyjh a day ago | parent | prev [-] | | I’m the father of a 17 year old. He is very aware of the many challenges facing his generation and this is not a topic of concern for him or his peer-group. It’s almost as if this particular thread is dominated by selection bias. More generally - we can ask if there is data in this study or another one that supports the idea that teen mental health issues are substantially due to their fears of unfair divorce terms they may face 20 years in the future. In my experience as a former teen and father of two, that is simply not happening and I’d need to see the data that says it is before I take it seriously. They don’t have any real worries about how they will feel in their 30s because they think 7th grade was a long time ago and they don’t quite believe they are actually going to be 30 some day. |
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| ▲ | a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
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| ▲ | tayo42 a day ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| there's way to many comments projecting their issues on to the title. |
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| ▲ | neya a day ago | parent | prev [-] |
| My comment is about grown men going through grief because of biased laws. What is the relation to "TFA related to adolescent boys"? Now, to answer your data points regardless - I don't think you understand that divorce isn't in isolation, it obviously affects entire families, including children. So, I wouldn't be surprised if there is more data showing these young boys are from broken homes. |
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| ▲ | lazyasciiart a day ago | parent [-] | | TFA means 'the article in the post'. They are asking you how your comment is relevant to the article being discussed. | | |
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