Why people recommend it
iGen by Jean M. Twenge is an insightful psychological study that investigates the first generation to grow up entirely with smartphones and social media, exploring how hyper-connectivity affects their mental health, behaviors, and readiness for adulthood. The book has received significant attention from prominent public figures and podcast hosts. On The Tucker Carlson Show, Bishop Robert Barron discussed the book to support the argument that there is a direct, plausible correlation between high screen time and rising rates of depression among young people. Dr. Jordan B. Peterson dedicated an entire episode of The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast to interviewing Dr. Jean Twenge, analyzing key chapters of iGen that focus on narcissism, consumerism, and shifting social and identity issues. Additionally, Coleman Hughes referenced Twenge's research on The Megyn Kelly Show while discussing the broader state of youth mental health, happiness, and the societal impacts of growing up fully immersed in the digital age.
Who recommended it
- Jordan B. Peterson Discussed
- Bishop Robert Barron Recommended
- Coleman Hughes Discussed
- Jonathan Haidt Discussed
Jordan B. Peterson — 5 mentions
“Dr Jean m twangy is the author of the recent igen why today's super connected kids are growing up less rebellious more tolerant less happy and completely unprepared for adulthood”
“chapter eight is income insecurity working to earn but not to show up and you talk a bit about shopping in in the in the IGN book about the fact that that also feeds into this self-centeredness”
“chapter nine is inclusive LGBT gender and race issues in the new age when I when I first read sections of this chapter I thought well this strikes me as as predictable”
“we spoke today almost primarily about your new book igen an analysis of the first generation the behavior of the first generation”
“We spoke today almost primarily about your new book igen an analysis of the first generation”
Bishop Robert Barron — 2 mentions
“I um Jean Twangi is the psychologist from San Diego that I read a lot and she has a book called IGEN about the generation that came of age totally with the iPhones and iPads and stuff and she said there's a direct correlation between screen time and depression which I find perfectly plausible.”
“Jean Twangi is the psychologist from San Diego that I read a lot and she has a book called IGEN about the generation that came of age totally with the iPhones and iPads and stuff”
Coleman Hughes — 1 mention
“this partly comes from the psychologist Jean twangy who wrote a book called igen a few years ago”
Jonathan Haidt — 1 mention
“so when this data started coming out around so gene twang's book igen 2017 a lot of people say oh she you know she doesn't know what she's talking about”
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Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“i had gene twangy on the show recently lady that wrote igen and new book generations”
“and then in her 2017 book igen and her new book Generations she's put together reams of charts”
“and in my previous book igen which is all about gen Z there's one graph that I made which illustrates this”
“so what i've done and this has worked with gene twenge uh who wrote the book igen is um because i was challenged”