3 These research efforts have been focused on Gen Zers between the ages of 16 and 24 when compared with samples of millennials (aged 25 to 40), Gen Xers (aged 41 to 56), and baby boomers (aged 57 to 76). One in four Gen Z respondents reported feeling more emotionally distressed (25 percent), almost double the levels reported by millennial and Gen X respondents (13 percent each), and more than triple the levels reported by baby boomer respondents (8 percent). The article is a collaborative effort by Erica Coe, Jenny Cordina, Kana Enomoto, Raelyn Jacobson, Sharon Mei, and Nikhil Seshan, representing views of the McKinsey’s Healthcare Systems & Services and Public & Social Sector Practices.Ī series of consumer surveys and interviews conducted by McKinsey indicate stark differences among generations, with Gen Z reporting the least positive life outlook, including lower levels of emotional and social well-being than older generations. 2 Protecting youth mental health: US surgeon general’s advisory, Office of the Surgeon General, December 7, 2021. The mental-health challenges among this generation are so concerning that US surgeon general Vivek Murthy issued a public health advisory on December 7, 2021, to address the “youth mental health crisis” exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article, we focus on those between the ages of 16 and 24, and define millennials as 25 to 40 Ramin Mojtabai and Mark Olfson, “National trends in mental health care for US adolescents,” JAMA Psychiatry, March 25, 2020, Volume 77, Number 7 Martin Seligman, The Optimistic Child: A Revolutionary Approach to Raising Resilient Children, Boston, MA: Mariner Books, 2007 Gen Z respondents are 1.5 times as likely to report having felt anxious or depressed, compared with the average respondent, according to the McKinsey Consumer Health Insights Survey, conducted in June 2021-a nationally representative survey of 2,906 responses, including 316 Gen Z responses. 1 Ages for Generation Z can vary, with some analysis including ages as young as nine. Nearly two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began in the United States, Gen Zers, ranging from middle school students to early professionals, are reporting higher rates of anxiety, depression, and distress than any other age group.
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