Millennial – or Generation Y – is a name for people born in the period 1982 – 2000 who are facing many unnamed pressures in life . And because of that, it is more likely that their health will deteriorate when they are the same age as their parents.
As a generation that marks a transition, millennials often become the center of attention. This is an advantage, but also a great disadvantage. According to many reviews, this generation is often seen as lazy and less trying, few people buy houses, and the ability to make money faces many obstacles.
Confident and dynamic, but millennials also face many difficulties.
Right and wrong, we do not discuss. Just know that according to a recent study from the British Health Organization, millennials will be the first generation to have more health problems than their parents in middle age.
Specifically, research based on how employment status, relationships and assets affect young people in their 20s to 30s. The results show that the overall trend here is the risk of developing cancer. cancer, diabetes, obesity or heart disease for young people in the middle years will be significantly higher.
Overall, this trend is related to a number of problems young people are suffering from, including “stress, anxiety, long-term depression, or low quality of life”. This is also the first generation to earn less than their parents of the same age.
Many millennials are married, have children, but are under a lot of pressure.
“Young people today face more pressure than previous generations,” said Jo Bibby, chief strategy officer at Health England.
The pressures they are under include unstable employment, unclear employment contracts, underperforming jobs, and an unusually volatile economic situation. In addition, the impact of social media also contributes to the worse situation. It creates pressure to keep virtual relationships, instead of real social contact.
To get this result, experts conducted a survey on 2000 people, from 22 to 26 years old. Of which 31% said they have good social relationships, 46% have solid financial support from their family, and 49% have spiritual support. But up to 80% said that they feel heavy pressure because of social networks.
Lonely millennials are more than twice as likely to suffer from mental illness.
In early 2018, a study from Kings College London showed that millennials who are lonely are twice as likely to suffer from psychological illnesses (including depression) than the general population. More seriously, they also fall into loneliness more easily than previous generations.
“The precariousness that the younger generation is facing can have a big impact on their health later on,” Bibby said frankly.
Michael Marmot, professor of epidemiology at University College London, agrees. “I also think they will cause many other problems in the future, not just mental illness,” he added.