For our first State of Religion and Young People report in 2020, we surveyed thousands of young people and interviewed dozens more on how they form their religious and spiritual beliefs and identities and how they undertake practices. As we looked at what the data revealed about young people’s inner
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by WBZ News Radio in a radio segment featuring a member of our Research Advisory Board, Rabbi Elan Babchuck. You can find a transcript of a segment from their conversation below. I sit on the Research Advisory Board for Springtide Research Institute which is an organization that does research around Gen Z, mental health
Springtide Research Institute is pleased to welcome Jaclyn Doherty to our team. Jaclyn is a PhD candidate in Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY, where her academic research centers around religious/spiritual identity in social spaces. Below, she shares her own research experiences and what it means for her work at
In our report Navigating Injustice, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) young people shared stories about the racial prejudice and discrimination they’ve experienced due to their ethnic-racial identities (ERI) and how this affected their mental health. Yet, despite these hardships, BIPOC young people said their ERI is a great source
In our report Navigating Injustice, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) young people shared stories about the racial prejudice and discrimination they’ve experienced due to their ethnic-racial identities (ERI) and how this affected their mental health. Yet, despite these hardships, BIPOC young people said their ERI is a great source
Springtide Research Institute was recently featured by Baptist News Global. You can see an excerpt of this article in part below, but we encourage you to visit their site to read the piece in its entirety. Young men desperately need mentors and safe, understanding communities to help overcome the loneliness they are experiencing
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
While the crisis designations have dropped and masks are now tucked away in drawers and cabinets, less tangible residuals of the COVID-19 pandemic may linger with us for a while. The impacts of time lost and experiences missed all while watching the world drastically change can take a mental, emotional and
For Pride Month, we asked members of our Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) who identify as LGBTQ+ to reflect upon: “How does your identity as a member of the LGBTQ+ community affect your religious belief or spirituality? Are the two intertwined for you? If they’re not, tell why your faith identity
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