Latina/o youth represent a significant portion of the overall population of young people in the US. In fact, data from the US Census Bureau show that 1 in 4 children in the US today is Latina/o.1 While Latina/o immigrants in the US have historically identified as Catholic, religious affiliation tends
Springtide’s recent research finds several small differences between young men and women, ages 18-25, when it comes to their religious affiliation, service attendance, and self-described religiousness. The same study finds even fewer gender differences for teens, ages 13-17. While small differences emerge in self-reported spirituality, there are no further differences
Age and gender both play a role in young people’s experiences of loneliness Data from Springtide’s 2025 Study of Young People’s Organizational Involvement show age and gender both play a significant role in young people’s experiences of loneliness. Small differences emerge within age groups based on gender, but age comparisons
In 2024, Springtide Research Institute asked 1,112 members of Gen Alpha—all 13-year-olds—about their identities, including how markers like race, gender, nationality, and age matter in describing who they are. For Gen Alpha teens, age matters most to self-identity When asked to pick the most important marker of their identities, 13-year-olds
How often teens talk about religion at home may say a lot about how religious they are. In Springtide Research Institute’s survey on Gen Alpha teens (born in or after 2010), participants rated the extent to which they identify as religious (on a scale from “not religious at all” to
Springtide’s recent research on young people finds that Gen Z men and women are quite similar in their feelings about religion and spirituality. For some aspects of religiosity (such as connection to a higher power and level of spirituality), young men and women do not differ at all. For other
Roughly two-thirds of teens and young adults think it is important to understand both sides of a political issue The majority of young people (ages 13-25) believe it’s important to understand both sides of political issues. In Springtide’s 2024 Study of Young People and Civic Life, about two-thirds (68%) of
According to Springtide Research Institute’s data on young people, one-third of teens and young adults (33%) are religious “Nones”—a broad category that often includes atheists, agnostics, those unaffiliated with organized religion, and the “spiritual but not religious.” But who are young “Nones” and what do they believe? “Nones” hold diverse
What influences young people’s political views? Outside of family, friends, and personal experiences, young people identify social media and the news as top influences on their political opinions. A majority (61%) say that their family is one of the top five influences on their political opinions. Just under half (45%)
New data on Gen Alpha and mental health A majority of the oldest members of Generation Alpha agree that talking openly about mental health issues would benefit our society. Most (85%) say that open discussion about mental health is good for society, 12% remain neutral, and 3% say that it’s