{"id":1685,"date":"2019-06-21T08:11:08","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T15:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2019-06-17T15:12:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T22:12:54","slug":"depression-on-the-rise-among-young-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/depression-on-the-rise-among-young-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Depression on the Rise Among Young Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Depression is on the rise among U.S. workers in\nrecent years, despite record high employment numbers and a shift toward an increasingly\nemployee-friendly culture, according to a survey of almost half a million\nworkers. The trend is most pronounced in younger employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Symptoms of\nDepression Decrease with Age<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/depressin.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/depressin.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/ascentblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/depressin-300x246.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Happify Health of New York City studied 480,000\nemployees between the ages of 18 and 64 for a period ranging from January 2014\nthrough December 2018. Their results showed an overall increase in depression\nsymptoms of 18 percent. Younger workers reported the most dramatic increases,\nas illustrated below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Generation Z (ages 18-24): 39 percent<\/li><li>Millennials (ages 25-34): 24 percent<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Women experienced the worst symptoms, with the\nlargest jump of all age groups affecting Gen Z females; their depressive\nsymptoms rose 44 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By contrast, the oldest group in the study, conducted\nby Happify Health of New York City &#8211; adults between the ages of 55 and 64 &#8211;\nactually experienced a slight decrease in depressive symptoms, which indicates\nthat depression might decrease with age. Experts believe much of this can be\nattributed to the uncertainty surrounding young adulthood. Just entering the\nworkforce, many recent college graduates are still trying to decide on\nlong-term career plans and facing a virtually endless array of options. While\nthese possibilities are exciting, they can also lead to indecision and feelings\nof stress and anxiety. Without the experience and skills to cope with this\npsychological fallout, depression can set in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are additional, more complex issues at play,\nas well. Factors ranging from student loan debt and the nation\u2019s political\ndivide to climate change and health care all have an impact. Even technology\ncan be a double-edged sword: it has made our lives easier on many fronts, yet\nit fosters feelings of isolation and loneliness. We live in a world where social\nmedia rules and the constant quests for likes and followers has resulted in\nfewer real human connections. When you\u2019re used to posting online and receiving\nlikes and comments, suddenly finding yourself in a new job where there\u2019s no\nsuch thing as instantaneous positive affirmation can be jarring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for young women, it\u2019s even harder due to the\ngender wage gap and a lack of women in executive-level positions. Even those\nequally (or better) qualified than their male peers must &nbsp;work harder to\nprove themselves. It\u2019s no wonder they experience higher rates of depression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an employer, it\u2019s worthwhile to consider\npromoting benefits such as counseling and mental health services in order to\nhelp workers with depression learn to cope more efficiently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depression is on the rise among U.S. workers in recent years, despite record high employment numbers and a shift toward an increasingly employee-friendly culture, according to a survey of almost half a million workers. 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