Who pays for these obvious surveys - Young teens have fewer friends than a decade ago - ESRI

TheIrishGrover

https://www.rte.ie/news/2024/0528/1451631-children-esri/

…..The report which draws on data from the Growing Up in Ireland study, compares 13-year-olds in 2011 and 2012 to the same age group in 2021 and 2022…..

Wow. 2021-2022 you say. It's almost like there was, like, some global pandemic going on that isolated vast swathes of populations.

Everyone knew that Covid lockdowns were going to have long term ramifications, especially for the elderly and the young. That young people's social skills would be impacted. There have already been numerous studies. Basically this is another, just rephrasing the others.

I want money to prove that there was a surge in depression during Covid, a surge in alcoholism during Coliv… and a surge in attic conversions, home extensions, kitchen updates and holidays immediately after Covid as people spent the money they saved. I bet NOBODY has thought of that before… 🙄

Boggles

Who pays for these obvious surveys

We do.

CPTM

It's interesting that 13-year-olds reported better relationships with their parents during the lockdown. I would have expected those relationships to be more strained during that period.

Mrs OBumble

Are you familiar with longitudinal studies?

bladespin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122193579#Comment_122193579

kids were scared, at least at the start.

Akrasia

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058353552/who-pays-for-these-obvious-surveys-young-teens-have-fewer-friends-than-a-decade-ago-esri

I propose that all social science be defunded and structured quantitative and qualitative research should be replaced by anonymous polls on social media

tohaltuwi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122193579#Comment_122193579

Stockholm Syndrome maybe

TheIrishGrover

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122193631#Comment_122193631

Well, I'm all for studies and science. I'm not one to say "Oh, why are we spending so much on space when this and that is happening" (Although I do have a problem with India sending probes to the moon etc. THAT money could be spent elsewhere given their social imbalances).

No, in general I have no problem with studies etc. But this is just a rebrand of God knows how many Covid reports: Kids at critical point in development of social skills impacted by global pandemic isolation. Well duh!