The Epidemic of Higher Levels of Depression and Anxiety in Each Successive Generation of Youth: Proposed Causes, Detrimental Effects, and the Introduction of Positive Psychology in the Classroom

Authors

Rosemarie Parasole

Abstract

The past few decades have witnessed a major increase in each successive generation of youth reporting higher levels of mental illness. The detrimental effects of mental disorders, including depression and anxiety, demand a solution that addresses a change in thinking and wellbeing among youth. Research illustrates the substantial impact the teachings of positive psychology have on developing minds. Additionally, positive psychology addresses and attempts to remedy many of the proposed factors contributing to youth depression and anxiety. This Note calls for legislation to introduce positive psychology classes on a statewide level within the K–12 curriculum in all Florida public schools.

Recommended Citation

Rosemarie Parasole, The Epidemic of Higher Levels of Depression and Anxiety in Each Successive Generation of Youth: Proposed Causes, Detrimental Effects, and the Introduction of Positive Psychology in the Classroom, 69 Fla. L. Rev. 1157 (2017).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/flr/vol69/iss4/4