Deteriorating Mental Well‐Being of the Young in the UK

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ID21393031
AutoresDavid G Blanchflower (0000-0002-2856-7039, Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Dartmouth College, Adam Smith Business School University of Glasgow Glasgow UK), Alex Bryson (0000-0003-1529-2010, Social Research Institute University College London London UK), D Bell (0000-0002-4538-6328, Department of Economics University of Stirling Stirling UK, autor de correspondencia)
Año2026
Fecha de publicación2026-05-27
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaScottish Journal of Political Economy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0036-9292 • E-ISSN: 1467-9485
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/sjpe.70050
OpenAlexW7162549463
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas41

Using several data sets for the UK we track rising perceptions of mental well‐being among the working‐age population in the UK. The trend is apparent among all age groups and for men and women, but it is most pronounced among the young, and especially young women aged under 25. Young men's mental well‐being began to fall markedly from 2008 whereas young women's mental ill‐health began to deteriorate a few years later. The age profile of mental well‐being shifts to the right over time such that the nadir of mental well‐being shifts from mid‐life, when people are in their late 40s and early 50s, around the time of the Great Recession, to ones early‐ to mid‐20s in 2023

Age groups · Mental health · Nadir · Perception · Population · Young adult · Employment and Welfare Studies · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics