Our Search to Find What’s Working
Springtide Research Institute just completed the second phase of the What’s Working project, a multi-year campaign, sponsored in part by Lilly Endowment, Inc., to learn best practices in youth [...]
Religion and Spirituality among Teens and Young Adults: Identity and Belief
Each year Springtide surveys thousands of young people between the ages of 13 and 25. Like previous years, our latest data show that young people continue to claim religious and spiritual [...]
What inspires young people to care?
This weekend, Americans will celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day to commemorate the life and legacy of the famed civil rights leader. Across the country people will engage in acts of service [...]
Just Avoid It: Why Youth May Dodge Political Conversation
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Psychology Today in an article written by our Head Writer & Editor Dr. Angela Patterson. You can see an excerpt of this article in part [...]
Gen Alpha and Religion: What 13-Year-Olds Say
Today’s young people are maturing in a society that has experienced a decades-long decline in religious affiliation. Yet, Springtide data repeatedly show that young people adopt religious and [...]
“Totally Separate”: Young People’s Beliefs about Religion in Politics
Do Young Americans Believe Religion Should Influence Politics? “Totally separate” was Atticus’s (19, conservative) response when asked what he felt the relationship should be between religion and [...]