What Latina/o Students Need to Thrive in Their Faith Lives
What do Latina/o students need to grow spiritually? Springtide sought to explore this question with the PASOS Network, a group of universities focused...
The Springtide Blog
The blog uses applicable and approachable insights pulled from our latest research, contextualizes our research with current events and lived experience, and offers posts written by young people, experts in the field, and Springtide staff and advisory board members. Looking for Data Drops, research reports and even more data? Check out our research page.
How educators can support students’ mental health
Many schools focus on responding to the immediate mental health needs of young people; this is important given the dramatic rise in mental...
Introducing 13 to 25: Research and Conversation
Through nine seasons of The Voices of Young People Podcast, young people have described their perceptions of and experiences with religion and spirituality,...
For the youngest teens, their most important identity marker is age
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...
What Young People Want From Youth Ministry
For the past two years, the Springtide team has interviewed and surveyed young people and adults to discover how faith-based organizations are working...
Evaluating the Soundness of Research
In an age of information overload, it can be hard to know whether the research we encounter is trustworthy. Sound research can deepen...
Advice for Youth Leaders: What Works in Connecting with Young People
Since 2022, our team has executed a multiyear research effort titled “What’s Working,” supported in part by Lilly Endowment Inc., to discover how...
How the Christian Brothers of the Midwest District Examined Belonging in Their Schools Using Springtide’s Custom Research
The CBMD wanted to better understand the sense of belonging that students experience in their schools. Additionally, CBMD hoped to quantify and assess...
Building Belonging at School: Students on the Margins
In 2023, Springtide embarked on new research with students from Catholic schools from across the country. The findings revealed some more specific insights...
Do young people experience sacred moments?
Springtide Research Institute asked 4,546 young people, ages 13-25, about sacred moments, defined as “those things, places, or moments that feel special and...
A Religious Snapshot of US Latina/o Youth
Latina/o youth represent a significant portion of the overall population of young people in the US. In fact, data from the US Census...
How are you supporting young people in uncertain times? A review for faith leaders
With constant change in our communities, our social institutions, and our world at large, most people are struggling to find new ways to...
Do teens’ religious beliefs and practices differ between genders?
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,...
Expert Insights: How to Cultivate Civic and Political Care for Young People
In our latest report, Cultivating Care: How & Why Young People Participate in Civic Life, we explore the complex dynamics that shape young...
Does gender influence loneliness in young people?
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...
Political Conversations Between Generations: What Young People Say
From Thanksgiving tables to the comments of Facebook posts, political conversations can cause tension—particularly between generations. Whether it’s in conversation with a stranger...
Talking about religion at home matters for teen faith
How often teens talk about religion at home may say a lot about how religious they are. In Springtide Research Institute’s survey on...
Do young men and women differ when it comes to religion?
Springtide’s recent research on young people finds that Gen Z men and women are quite similar in their feelings about religion and spirituality....
SAP Voices: How Organizations Support Young People’s Mental Health
In 2025, Springtide is exploring how young people interact with the groups and organizations they belong to—what makes them join, what keeps them...
Does religiosity inform how young people approach political differences?
Roughly two-thirds of teens and young adults think it is important to understand both sides of a political issue The majority of young...
Effective Youth Ministry Strategies: Fun
In Springtide’s site visits for our What’s Working project, leaders shared their wisdom and insights from years of experience in youth ministry. Five...
The Newest Generation of Religious “Nones”
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...
Effective Youth Ministry Strategies: Integrity
In Springtide’s site visits for our What’s Working project, leaders shared their wisdom and insights from years of experience in youth ministry. Five...
Does media influence young people’s political views?
What influences young people’s political views? Outside of family, friends, and personal experiences, young people identify social media and the news as top...
Gen Alpha teens value openness about mental health
New data on Gen Alpha and mental health A majority of the oldest members of Generation Alpha agree that talking openly about mental...
Effective Youth Ministry Strategies: Inclusivity
In Springtide’s site visits for our What’s Working project, leaders shared their wisdom and insights from years of experience in youth ministry. Five...
What does “evangelical” mean to young evangelicals?
Evangelicals have long commanded attention in American politics, but less is known about teen and young adult evangelicals. What does “evangelical” mean to...
Effective Youth Ministry Strategies: Adaptability
In Springtide’s site visits for our What’s Working project, leaders shared their wisdom and insights from years of experience in youth ministry. Five...
LGBTQ+ youth are less likely to identify as religious than their peers
How many young people identify as LGBTQ+? Among the 6,669 young people (ages 13-25) surveyed in Springtide’s 2024 Study of Young People and...
Effective Youth Ministry Strategies: Purpose
In Springtide’s site visits for the What’s Working project, leaders shared their wisdom and insights from years of experience in youth ministry. Five...
Religion and Spirituality among Teens and Young Adults: Community and Practice
Each year Springtide surveys thousands of young people between the ages of 13 and 25. Like previous years, our latest data show that...
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.,...
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...
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...
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...
“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...
What can I learn from qualitative research?
Springtide specializes in helping groups and organizations discover meaningful insights about the young people they serve. In this blog post, Senior Research Associate...
What’s Working: Servant Year
This post continues our series to showcase our learnings in a multi-year campaign titled What’s Working, a Lilly Endowment Inc.– supported project to...
Does limiting screen time improve mental health for teens?
Springtide Research Institute’s 2024 survey of 1,112 Gen Alpha 13-year-olds asked about screen time and mental health. The results show that 13-year-olds with...
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