A questionnaire survey by the Japanese Red Cross Society found that lethargy among young people is increasing as the corona sickness continues.Forty-three percent of high school students and 43% of college and graduate students complain of lethargy, and 49% of high school students and 28% of college and graduate students are suffering from anxiety caused by loneliness.

 The survey was conducted on the Internet in December 2021, targeting 12 men and women nationwide.The breakdown is 600 each for high school students, college / graduate students, parents of high school students, parents of college / graduate students, high school teachers, and university teachers.

 According to the report, the change in the minds of young people between the first declaration of emergency in April 2020 and the cancellation of the declaration in September 4 stated that "living does not make sense, thinking of death. 2021% of high school students, 9% of university and graduate students, and 18% of high school students and 10% of university and graduate students answered that they do not feel value for themselves and are not needed by others. It was.

 Forty-two percent of high school students expected to struggle with future entrance exams and job hunting, and 42% of college and graduate students were worried that they would not be evaluated at their place of study or employment.However, there were few cases of consulting with parents, and 31% of parents of high school students and 79% of parents of college and graduate students answered that they did not receive consultation.

 Among the anxieties that young people have, building new relationships was the most common among high school students (30%) and university / graduate students (33%).The next most common answer was that they did not acquire communication skills, with 30% of high school students and 27% of university and graduate students responding.

reference:[Japanese Red Cross Society] Half of young people change to "lethargic feelings that they don't want to do anything" One in three people are worried about the impact on "relationship building" and "interpersonal skills"

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