Re:Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? (2017)
by nabla9 on Thursday June 27, 2019 @05:34AM
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Finland has mandatory military service for males so the Finnish army gets sample of approximately 25,000 people in year and they are tested in all sorts of ways. It's a good way to get an idea what is happening. It confirms what you suspect.
Clear and statistically significant trends among young males:
* Younger generations have significantly better communication skills and ability to express themselves.
* More mental problems are reported and they cause more releases, but they are not necessarily increasing. Doctors are better trained to specially seek mental problems and take them more seriously. Other studies support this theory.
* On average young men are 7 kg heavier than in the 90's. Aerobic fitness is in rapid decline. Muscle strength has declined but only a little.
* IQ peaked in 1997 and has been decline but decline seems to plateau. Negative Flynn effect has ben observed in other countries as well (Norway, Denmark,Australia, Britain, Sweden and the Netherlands).
Clear and statistically significant trends among young males:
* Younger generations have significantly better communication skills and ability to express themselves.
* More mental problems are reported and they cause more releases, but they are not necessarily increasing. Doctors are better trained to specially seek mental problems and take them more seriously. Other studies support this theory.
* On average young men are 7 kg heavier than in the 90's. Aerobic fitness is in rapid decline. Muscle strength has declined but only a little.
* IQ peaked in 1997 and has been decline but decline seems to plateau. Negative Flynn effect has ben observed in other countries as well (Norway, Denmark,Australia, Britain, Sweden and the Netherlands).