Most recent college graduates are emotionally unprepared to survive in the 9-5 workplace, according to a survey that experts say confirms a growing trend.
The Mary Christie Institute, a Boston nonprofit that studies the mental health of emerging adults, surveyed 1,005 professionals aged 22-28 who hold a bachelor’s degree. More than half said they sought help for emotional problems such as anxiety or depression in the past year and experienced burnout at least once a week .
Only 13% of adults responding to a 2015 Gallup poll strongly agreed that college graduates were well-prepared for success in the workplace. That was down from 14% in 2013 and 19% in 2012, Gallup found.And a 2018 McGraw-Hill Education survey found that only 4 in 10 college students felt “very or extremely prepared” for their future careers.
In an email, Ms. Collette blamed “lax disciplinary action and unresponsive parents who only wanted their children to pass rather than excel” for lower academic standards. Of the young professionals the Mary Christie Institute surveyed, 39% blamed their college for not teaching them workplace skills or emotional and behavioral standards.
The psychologist noted in an email that anxiety, depression, suicide risks and substance abuse among young people have seen “a dramatic rise in recent years” and have “just gotten worse since the pandemic.”
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