TIL that in the US, liberal adolescents are much more likely to experience depression than their conservative counterparts. This divergence in depression rates only started recently and is growing

https://lemmy.world/post/5540768

TIL that in the US, liberal adolescents are much more likely to experience depression than their conservative counterparts. This divergence in depression rates only started recently and is growing - Lemmy.world

An understanding of the world at large is overwhelming versus remaining in a bubble.
I think caring what happens to the world at large is a pretty big emotional burden to carry.

So the takeaway is children who are taught to care about others are more depressed?

Makes sense given the world we’re in.