SDSU professor documents Generation Me

By Thomas Fudge / Science and Technology Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published April 3, 2006 at 9:00 PM PDT

This story was published more than 18 years ago.

Professor Jean Twenge has completed her research into GenMe - a generation of young people who are confident and ambitious, yet depressed and lonely. Host Tom Fudge speaks to Twenge and gets reactions

Professor Jean Twenge has completed her research into GenMe - a generation of young people who are confident and ambitious, yet depressed and lonely. Host Tom Fudge speaks to Twenge and gets reactions from a therapist and a GenMe graduate student.

Professor Jean Twenge will be signing copies of her book this Saturday, April 8th. The event will take place at Barnes and Noble at Grossmont Center.

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Guests:

Jean Twenge (right) , associate professor of psychology at San Diego State. She is the author of the new book called Generation Me.
David Peters (center) , Marriage and Family therapist in private practice. He's also an occasional These Days guest.
Jennifer Crowhurst , she's a first year graduate student. She's also got some good stories about growing up as part of GenMe.