In Belonging: Reconnecting America’s Loneliest Generation, our 2020 report that contains responses and reflections from more than 1,000 young people ages 13–25, the findings from prior studies were confirmed: Young people are indeed lonely, perhaps at rates unforeseen by previous generations. For this report, loneliness was defined as “a persistent
Our newest interfaith panel is 46 minutes of pure wisdom. Four dynamic women faith leaders gathered to discuss the spiritual and religious themes found in the new film adaptation of Judy Blume’s Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. This book was originally published in 1970 and has given a
One of Springtide’s key aims is to illustrate how young people understand and make meaning in an increasingly complex world. One way we do this is by exploring how young people use religion and spirituality in the meaning making process. We survey thousands of young people annually about their faith
Cassandra Ogbevire, our 2022-2023 BIPOC Research Fellow, recently shared commentary with Sojourners Magazine, where she discussed how the findings of Navigating Injustice were reflected in her own experience as a Black Christian. Navigating Injustice explored how religious and racial identities impact mental health for young Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC),
Since our inception, Springtide has aimed to offer research and actionable insights to help those who care for young people to care better. One of the main questions we’ve pursued is – how can we best connect with Gen Z? In the past three years, we’ve discovered a few answers:
Social science has long proven that the development of our identities is impacted by our parents are, the ZIP code where we were born, our household income, and society’s standards for what to think, feel, say, and do. People with certain identities tend to experience more structural and interpersonal discrimination
Of the thousands of young people we surveyed for our research on Gen Z, faith and mental health, one-third said they are not flourishing (another term for succeeding or prospering) in their mental health. Yet, more than half of all nonbinary young people tell us they are not flourishing, compared
Springtide interviews young people from a variety of backgrounds and demographics for our studies, and as you might guess, our religious and spiritual lives can be influenced by where we grow up, who we grow up around and how we identify. Our 2022 report, The State of Religion and Young
Gen Z may not fill seats at weekend religious services, but that doesn’t mean they don’t believe in the higher power on which many of those services are focused. A large majority of young people surveyed for our 2022 State of Religion and Young People report say they have a
A question we frequently hear at Springtide is “why don’t young people want to come to church?” Our data does show many young people don’t attend religious services regularly, that doesn’t mean they don’t consider themselves religious or spiritual. In fact, 68% of the young people we surveyed in 2022