Hacker News with Generative AI: Youth

Study: Kids with Smartphones Are Less Depressed, Anxious, Bullied (reason.com)
It's funny how much media coverage is devoted to anything suggesting that phones might be ruining kids—and how little coverage goes to studies suggesting the opposite.

Mental Health, Technology, Youth, Social Media, Research

8 points by pr337h4m 18 days ago | 1 comments

Teenagers Say Girls Are Equal to Boys in School, or Are Ahead (nytimes.com)
Reflecting a generational change, two Pew surveys show boys tend to feel discouraged in the classroom, and are less likely than girls to pursue college.

Education, Gender Equality, Youth, Social Trends, Surveys

5 points by JumpCrisscross 44 days ago | 1 comments

Social media does 'more harm than good' (lbc.co.uk)
The majority of young people support the idea of placing stricter rules on social media, with more than 60% saying they believe it does more harm than good.

Social Media, Youth, Regulation, Harm, Opinion

13 points by mooreds 50 days ago | 2 comments

Why Do Young Men Migrate? (thewire.in)

Migration, Sociology, Demographics, Gender Studies, Youth

12 points by akbarnama 61 days ago | 2 comments

TikTok is 'severely damaging' young people – unlike its Chinese equivalent (businessinsider.com)

Social Media, TikTok, China, Youth, Mental Health

10 points by blackeyeblitzar 92 days ago | 3 comments

Young men now spend more of their free time alone than any other group (flowingdata.com)
John Burn-Murdoch, for Financial Times (paywalled), breaks down data from the American Time Use Survey to show the increase in time spent alone, specifically among young people.

Social Trends, Demographics, Youth, Free Time, Data Analysis

74 points by surprisetalk 93 days ago | 124 comments

We are teen hackers from around the world who code together (hackclub.com)
Discover the joy of code, together.

Programming, Community, Education, Youth

368 points by mooreds 110 days ago | 88 comments

Are young people's attention spans shrinking? (theguardian.com)
Distractions long predated today’s fast-moving online world. Understanding this age-old problem could help us regain control

Attention Span, Technology, Youth, Psychology, Culture

7 points by wslh 121 days ago | 0 comments

The Youth Are 'Lifeless': Economist's Speech Goes Viral in China (bloomberg.com)
China’s youth are draining vigor from consumption as a result of deep job losses, a marked contrast with older people’s spending habits that have remained stable since the pandemic, according to a prominent Chinese economist.

China, Economics, Youth, Consumption

4 points by toomuchtodo 144 days ago | 1 comments

Why Australia Is Setting a Minimum Age of 16 for Creating a Social Media Account (afterbabel.com)
Last week, the Australian Government introduced legislation into parliament to set a minimum age of 16 for young people to open accounts on social media platforms.

Australia, Social Media, Legislation, Age Limits, Youth

10 points by paulpauper 150 days ago | 4 comments

Kids are getting ruder, teachers say. And new research backs that up (cbc.ca)
Some teachers say kids are just plain ruder these days, with a sharp increase in disruptive behaviour like texting, talking out of turn and conflict with other students.

Education, Social Behavior, Youth

37 points by amichail 153 days ago | 46 comments

Portugal seeks to become low-tax haven for young people (ft.com)

Portugal, Taxes, Economy, Youth, Policy

111 points by alephnerd 198 days ago | 260 comments

What's behind Europe's decline in youth well-being? (euronews.com)
The UK ranked lowest in children's well-being in Europe.

Europe, Youth, Well-being, Social Issues, Demographics

7 points by BerislavLopac 207 days ago | 0 comments

Out of work and unwell: the worrying rise of young people on benefits (ft.com)

Social Welfare, Unemployment, Youth, Economics

4 points by speckx 210 days ago | 1 comments

The New Code Club (raspberrypi.org)
Today we’re unveiling a fresh look and feel for Code Club, along with a new ambition to inspire 10 million more young people to get creative with technology over the next decade.

Education, Technology, Coding, Youth

16 points by zdw 214 days ago | 0 comments

More young men are becoming NEETs than women (fortune.com)

Social Trends, Demographics, Youth, Employment, Gender

23 points by amichail 251 days ago | 20 comments

China's youths escape from urban pressures at retirement homes (channelnewsasia.com)

China, Urban Life, Retirement Homes, Youth, Social Issues

9 points by teleforce 260 days ago | 0 comments

Migration from loot boxes to gambling in a longitudinal study of young adults [pdf] (olt.ubc.ca)

Gambling, Research, Video Games, Youth, Psychology

32 points by luu 266 days ago | 5 comments

The upstream cause of the youth mental health crisis is the loss of community (afterbabel.com)