One cohort stayed well-adjusted lifelong while its children grew more distressed

Evidence

At midcentury young Americans (those we would come to label as the long civic generation) were happier and better adjusted than other people— less likely to take their own lives, for example. At century’s end that same generation (now in retirement) remains distinctively well-adjusted psychologically and physiologically. On the other hand, at century’s end the children and grandchildren of the long civics (those we label boomers and X’ers) are much more distressed and more likely to take their own lives than their grandparents had been at their age. — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 907

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Children born during the Great Depression experienced differing developmental outcomes depending on cohort and family economic circumstances, showing historical timing shapes adult trajectories. — The Life Course as Developmental Theory; Generational effects alter society even when individuals stay the same — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 858; Trust declines can persist for a generation without preventing later social progress — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 802 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Generational effects alter society even when individuals stay the same #expands (0.78) — Robert D. Putnam, Bowling Alone The Collapse and Revival…, 858
• Trust declines can persist for a generation without preventing later social progress #exemplifies (0.75) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 802