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Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
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Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
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Speaker and professor. New book: 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World bit.ly/4lBwLRw Updates: generationtechblog.com
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Nov 8, 2022
    This is stunning -- Chinese kids under 14 primarily see educational videos on TikTok and are limited to 40 minutes a day. The U.S. version is a free-for-all and has no time limit.
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    60 Minutes
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    Nov 7, 2022
    β€œIt’s almost like [Chinese company Bytedance] recognize[s] that technology’s influencing kids’ development, and they make their domestic version a spinach TikTok, while they ship the opium version to the rest of the world,” says Tristan Harris. cbsn.ws/3E3GGwa
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Oct 20, 2025
    It turns out ... trans identification really is in free fall among the young. So is nonbinary identity. See below from a nationally representative survey (the CES). @epkaufm was right. πŸš¨πŸ‘€ (1/2) πŸ‘‡
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Oct 29, 2020
    Just out: Depression among U.S. teen girls doubled from 2009 to 2019 and was up 74% among teen boys, according to just-released data from the gov't administered National Survey of Drug Use and Health. What does this mean?
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Jun 23, 2023
    The number of U.S. 13-year-olds who never read for fun has nearly quadrupled.
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Aug 2, 2019
    Why is the teen birth rate falling? Because #iGen is growing up more slowly. It's not just sex and pregnancy; it's also driving, working, drinking alcohol, and going out -- it's all done later. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111… pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2019…
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Nov 8, 2022
    Two personality psychologists trying to make sense of the weirdness of this cultural moment: Why online culture is so often toxic & why teens are taking longer to grow up (and lots more). My recent discussion with @jordanbpeterson:
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    iGen: Narcissism and Neuroticism | Dr. Jean Twenge | EP 303
    Dr Jordan B Peterson and Dr. Jean Twenge discuss the often volatile...
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Apr 17, 2023
    "Everybody knows" Millennials got screwed by the economy and will never own homes. Surprised to find that's not true: Millennials actually make *more* money than Gen X & Boomers did at the same age. More in the excerpt of my new book, Generations, out in The Atlantic today:
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    The Atlantic
    @TheAtlantic
    Apr 17, 2023
    Studies show that Millennials, despite a rough start, are now thriving financially, @jean_twenge writes. What if the American dream is still alive, but no one believes it to be? on.theatln.tc/Z208rIU
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Dec 16, 2024
    Dating is definitely in crisis mode among U.S. 17- and 18-year-olds. Data from Monitoring the Future (graph is an update of Figure 6.16 in *Generations*) @DKThomp
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    Derek Thompson
    @DKThomp
    Dec 16, 2024
    "Young people in America aren't dating any more, and it's the beginning of a real social crisis" isβ€”I mean, let's be honestβ€”exactly the sort of social phenomenon I would want to report the shit out of. But ... what's the best evidence that it's true? Just one e.g.:
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Jan 8, 2024
    This is what is remarkable: Teen pregnancy, crime, physical fights, and child poverty are all down since 2010, but teen depression doubled. It should have gone down -- but it didn't, because smartphones and social media led to social isolation & sleep deprivation.
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    Jonathan Haidt
    @JonHaidt
    Jan 7, 2024
    The teen mental health crisis was not caused by reality getting worse around 2012. Their material and physical health improved steadily. To paraphrase Epictetus: "It is not events which disturb teens. It is the device through which they interpret all events."
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Jan 20, 2021
    We found the same thing -- more income means more happiness all the way up the income scale, with no leveling off after $75k. Plus: The link between income and happiness increased 1972-2016. psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-43…
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Jul 2, 2020
    Several studies find higher income = more happiness, but with a plateau after $60-75K of income, with no happiness advantage for more money after that. In the GSS, that wasn't true -- more money meant more happiness even at the high end. psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi… (1/3)
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Aug 14, 2023
    This is what happens when we give individualistic advice like "You shouldn't care what anyone else thinks of you." It's meant to encourage self-confidence, but if you truly don't care about others' views, rudeness and anti-social behavior are the predictable result.
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    David Brooks
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    Aug 14, 2023
    The most important story about why Americans have become sad and alienated and rude, I believe, is also the simplest: We inhabit a society in which people are no longer trained in how to treat others with kindness and consideration. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Apr 19, 2023
    I'm seeing a lot of posts suggesting this doesn't account for the higher cost of living. But it does: The numbers are median income *corrected for inflation*. In 2021 dollars, Millennials are making more money than Gen X'ers and Boomers at the same age. 🧡(1/3)
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    The Atlantic
    @TheAtlantic
    Apr 18, 2023
    Studies show that Millennials, despite a rough start, are now thriving financially, @jean_twenge writes. What if the American dream is still alive, but no one believes it to be? on.theatln.tc/TsQvR1G
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    Jean Twenge (author of 10 RULES, GENERATIONS)
    @jean_twenge
    Nov 5, 2025
    (1/2) New: Non-binary identity isn't just in free fall among young adults -- it's in free fall among teens as young as 13. Rates have been cut in half in just 2 years among U.S. 8th and 10th graders in nationally representative data. πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€ 🚨🚨🚨 @epkaufm @benryanwriter
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