Stubborn, disrespectful, thinks he knows everything. These definitions It doesn’t matter how old you are, It looks familiar. There is more than one reason behind the reason.

then this to generational conflicts Let’s look at it from a scientific perspective.

Participants are approached from different perspectives.

In people with high levels of authoritarianism, children tend to treat their elders whether it is less respectful During the questioning, participants are also asked whether more intelligent people believe that young people are less intelligent.

People who read more in their youth and enjoy reading are also asked: What do you think? Do today’s children no longer enjoy reading? Another question is: do adults who have superiority in some area judge children as disadvantaged in this regard?

While adults criticize young people, we realize that there are other reasons behind it.

According to research results the tendency of adults to criticize young people, It arises from a longing for old times and a tendency to idealize one’s own past experiences. There is also a belief that today’s children are less respectful towards their elders than in the past. However, adults who think about this do not belittle other aspects of young people.

People tend to criticize others more in areas where they are successful.

Interestingly, some of these criticisms attachment to past personal achievements It also comes from. For example, someone who once enjoyed reading books may think that today’s young people don’t read because “in my day everyone read books.” has a similar perception. This kind of reflection is actually unrealistic and misleading.

Research shows that such criticism is mainly a subjective and nostalgic judgment of adults towards young people.

Even Young people are making progress in some areas, such as intelligence services However, it has also emerged that this progress is sometimes ignored. When adults criticize young people, their longing for their own past and their false memories can often be effective.

As a result, adults often criticize young people with personal perceptions and longing for the past related to. Real data shows that young people are actually succeeding in many areas and making progress in some skills.

What else does science say?