"Seventy-seven percent of respondents age 16 to 28 said they spend at least five hours a day online-streaming, gaming, browsing and using social media-while 48 percent said they socialize in person between zero and five hours per week. Nearly half said they have two or fewer friends, with 11 percent reporting no friends at all."
"The largest share of respondents (27 percent) identified financial stability as their top priority, followed by mental health (17 percent). Not surprisingly, 23 percent named financial stress as the biggest challenge they face, while 21 percent cited mental health struggles. Indeed, 57 percent of the Gen Z males surveyed described their mental health as "fair," "poor" or "very poor.""
"While 53 percent of young men said they have a role model-mainly their father (39 percent), a friend or peer (22 percent), or their mother (21 percent)-40 percent do not turn to anyone for guidance. Young men most likely to have a male role model include those affiliated with a college or university fraternity (71 percent), religious men (66 percent), Republicans (64 percent), and those with positive mental health (63 percent)."
A survey of 1,000 American males aged 16 to 28 found 77 percent spend at least five hours daily online, including streaming, gaming, browsing and social media. Nearly half reported two or fewer friends and 11 percent reported no friends, while 48 percent socialize in person between zero and five hours per week. Financial stability was the top priority for 27 percent, followed by mental health at 17 percent; 23 percent named financial stress and 21 percent cited mental health struggles as their biggest challenges. Fifty-seven percent described their mental health as fair, poor or very poor. Fifty-three percent reported having a role model, while 40 percent have no one to turn to. Fraternity membership correlated with better employment, education, exercise, religious faith and mental-health outcomes.
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