Debate: Young people are living in unprecedented times – too much chaos or too little resilience?: No Pain, No Gain? Why articulating distress marks youth resilience
Levi van Dam · 2026
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Rising levels of anxiety and depression among children and adolescents are increasingly cited as evidence that today's youth are growing up in a world of unprecedented chaos and diminishing resilience. Yet, this interpretation rests on a fragile assumption: that greater expression of distress necessarily signals weaker coping. In this debate article, we argue the opposite.
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| CREATOR | Levi van Dam |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |