Jim Liebelt's Youth Culture Watch

What's Hot? 06/29/20

Trending Today on Twitter - 5/29/20
1. #MinneapolisRiot
2. Omar Jimenez
3. #donaldisoverparty
4. #FridayThoughts
5. #fridaymorning
6. #FridayMotivation
7. THUGS
8. The CNN
9. Minnesota State Police
10. LIVE TV
Source: Twitter

Trending Today on Google - 5/29/20
1. National Burger Day
2. Omar Jimenez
3. Google Nest Mini
4. Martin Luther King Jr
5. Minneapolis
6. Myka Stauffer
7. Lady Gaga Chromatica
8. Cameron Boyce
9. Conor McGregor
10. Brian Sims
Source: Google

Top Five on Spotify - 5/29/20
1. ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch) - DaBaby
2. Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
3. Rain On Me (with Ariana Grande) - Lady Gaga
4. Roses - Imanbek Remix - SAINt JHN
5. death bed (coffee for your head) - Powfu
Source: Spotify

Top Five on Apple Music - 5/29/20
1. ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch) - DaBaby
2. DOLLAZ ON MY HEAD (feat. Young Thug) - Gunna
3. COOLER THAN A B*TCH (feat. Roddy Ricch) - Gunna
4. Flex (feat. Juice WRLD) - Polo G
5. Savage Remix (feat. Beyoncé) - Megan Thee Stallion
Source: Apple Music

TV Shows Trending on Streaming Services - 5/29/20
1. White Lines - Netflix
2. The Great - Hulu
3. After Life - Netflix
4. Snowpiercer - TNT
5. We're Here - HBO
Source: Reelgood

Trending Today on YouTube - 5/29/20
1. New video shows Minneapolis police arrest of George Floyd before death
2. SURPRISING ADDISON RAE WITH $10,000 GIFT!
3. ROSALIA & Travis Scott - TKN
4. Making History: NASA and SpaceX Launch
5. Minneapolis Mayor Frey to County Attorney: Charge Arresting Officer in George Floyd's Death
Source: YouTube

Netflix Top 5 in the U.S. Today - 5/29/20
1. Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
2. Uncut Gems
3. Sweet Magnolias
4. Avatar: The Last Air Bender
5. Dead to Me
Source: Netflix

Fed Up: Many Parents Would Give Up Netflix, Smartphones to Never Clean Again

*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on StudyFinds.

Does cleaning seem like a full-time job when you’re at home? For many parents, it can feel like the messes never end, but what if they could? Some parents say they’d go to extremes to never clean again, even if they had to live smartphone-free.

A poll of 2,000 American parents and pet owners found that nearly two-thirds feel like they’re constantly cleaning something at home. Fifty-nine percent of the survey said they’re actually overwhelmed and stressed by their household chores.

So what would these adults give up to get out of cleaning forever?

Nearly 40 percent of the respondents said they would sacrifice their Netflix account for a full year to have their home cleaned instantly. One in four American parents is so tired from cleaning they said they’d live in the woods without electricity for six months to throw away their mops and brooms.

Perhaps unthinkable in the digital age — 19 percent of parents actually said they’d sacrifice their smartphone for life to stop cleaning their home.

The survey was commissioned by cleaning service Maid Brigaid and was conducted by OnePoll.

Source: StudyFinds
https://www.studyfinds.org/fed-up-many-parents-would-give-up-netflix-smartphones-to-never-clean-again/

Autoimmunity on the Rise in the U.S., Teen Findings Most Worrisome

*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on National Institutes of Health.

Autoimmunity, a condition in which the body’s immune system reacts with components of its own cells, appears to be increasing in the United States, according to scientists at the National Institutes of Health and their collaborators.

In a study published in Arthritis and Rheumatology, the researchers found that the prevalence of antinuclear antibodies (ANA), the most common biomarker of autoimmunity, was significantly increasing in the United States overall and particularly in certain groups. These groups include males, non-Hispanic whites, adults 50 years and older, and adolescents. The study is the first to evaluate ANA changes over time in a representative sampling of the U.S. population.

The study included 14,211 participants, 12 years and older, in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). The scientists used immunofluorescence, a technique that uses fluorescent dye to visualize antibodies, to examine the frequencies of ANAs in subjects from three time periods. They found that ANA prevalence for 1988-1991 was 11.0%, while for 1999-2004 it was 11.5%, and for 2011-2012 it was 15.9%. These percentages corresponded to 22, 27, and 41 million affected individuals, respectively.

Of the four demographic groups that displayed considerable ANA increases, findings in the adolescent group were the most worrisome to the research team. Young people, ages 12-19, had the largest ANA increases in the study, going from a two-fold to a three-fold increase over the three timeframes.

"The reasons for the increases in ANA are not clear, but they are concerning and may suggest a possible increase in future autoimmune disease," said corresponding and senior author Frederick Miller, M.D., Ph.D., deputy chief of the Clinical Research Branch at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of NIH. "These findings could help us understand more about the causes of these immune abnormalities and possibly learn what drives the development of autoimmune diseases and how to prevent them."

Source: National Institutes of Health
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/autoimmunity-may-be-rising-united-states

Sitting Still Linked to Increased Risk of Depression in Adolescents

*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on University College London.

A Lancet Psychiatry study found that an additional 60 minutes of light activity (such as walking or doing chores) daily at age 12 was associated with a 10% reduction in depressive symptoms at age 18.

“Our findings show that young people who are inactive for large proportions of the day throughout adolescence face a greater risk of depression by age 18. We found that it’s not just more intense forms of activity that are good for our mental health, but any degree of physical activity that can reduce the time we spend sitting down is likely to be beneficial,” said the study’s lead author, Ph.D. student Aaron Kandola (UCL Psychiatry).

“We should be encouraging people of all ages to move more, and to sit less, as it’s good for both our physical and mental health.”

The research team used data from 4,257 adolescents, who have been participating in longitudinal research from birth as part of the University of Bristol’s Children of the 90s cohort study. The children wore accelerometers to track their movement for at least 10 hours over at least three days, at ages 12, 14, and 16.

Between the ages of 12 and 16, total physical activity declined across the cohort, which was mainly due to a decrease in light activity (from an average of five hours, 26 minutes to four hours, five minutes) and an increase in sedentary behavior (from an average of seven hours and 10 minutes to eight hours and 43 minutes).

The researchers found that every additional 60 minutes of sedentary behavior per day at age 12, 14, and 16 was associated with an increase in depression score of 11.1%, 8%, or 10.5%, respectively, by age 18. Those with consistently high amounts of time spent sedentary at all three ages had 28.2% higher depression scores by age 18.

Every additional hour of light physical activity per day at age 12, 14, and 16 was associated with depression scores at age 18 that were 9.6%, 7.8%, and 11.1% lower, respectively.

“Worryingly, the amount of time that young people spend inactive has been steadily rising for years, but there has been a surprising lack of high-quality research into how this could affect mental health. The number of young people with depression also appears to be growing and our study suggests that these two trends may be linked,” Kandola added.

Source: University College London
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2020/feb/sitting-still-linked-increased-risk-depression-adolescents

Survey Finds Only 43% Of Americans Know The Meaning Of Memorial Day

*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on StudyFinds.

Memorial Day is all about remembering and honoring the brave men and women who selflessly gave their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces. Ironically and upsettingly, however, less than half of Americans know the meaning behind the holiday, according to a new survey commissioned by the University of Phoenix.

In all, 2,000 Americans were surveyed, and 28% incorrectly stated Memorial Day is a holiday for all U.S. military veterans. In reality, the holiday they described is Veterans Day. Similarly, 36% admitted they struggle when it comes to differentiating between Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

Beyond just the meaning of the holiday, a similar amount of Americans have no idea when Memorial Day occurs each year. Just less than half (46%) didn’t know that Memorial Day is on the last Monday of May every year. Oddly, 21% said the holiday always falls on the last Sunday of May.

Despite all the ignorance surrounding the holiday, 83% of respondents still said they believe it is important to celebrate Memorial Day. Also, 87% said more should be done to honor both living and dead veterans, and 76% believe Memorial Day transcends politics. COVID-19 has forced 79% of Americans to change their holiday plans somewhat this year, but 78% are looking at the bright side, believing they have an opportunity to be more reflective this Memorial day.

The survey was conducted by OnePoll.

Source: StudyFinds
https://www.studyfinds.org/national-embarrassment-only-43-of-americans-know-the-meaning-of-memorial-day/

What's Hot? 05/22/20

Trending Today on Twitter - 5/22/20
1. #AGUSTD2
2. #fridaymorning
3. #FridayFeeling
4. #MemorialDayWeekend
5. #FridayMotivation
6. Karachi
7. Charlamagne
8. Puppy Chow
9. Alejandro Ripley
10. Jinkook
Source: Twitter

Trending Today on Google - 5/22/20
1. Open Skies Treaty
2. Klobuchar
3. Mbira
4. Lori Loughlin
5. Lana Del Rey
6. Nick Cordero
7. Debby Ryan
8. Dak Prescott
9. AstraZeneca
10. Tenet
Source: Google

Top Five on Spotify - 5/22/20
1. ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch) - DaBaby
2. THE SCOTTS - THE SCOTTS
3. Blueberry Faygo - Lil Mosey
4. Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
5. Toosie Slide - Drake
Source: Spotify

Top Five on Apple Music - 5/22/20
1. ROCKSTAR (feat. Roddy Ricch) - DaBaby
2. Flex (feat. Juice WRLD) - Polo G
3. Trillionaire (feat. Travis Scott) - Future
4. Solitaires (feat. Travis Scott) - Future
5. Chicago Freestyle (feat. Giveon) - Drake
Source: Apple Music

TV Shows Trending on Streaming Services - 5/22/20
1. Never Have I Ever - Netflix
2. After Life - Netflix
3. The Great - Hulu
4. I Know This Much Is True - HBO
5. Outer Banks - Netflix
Source: Reelgood

Trending Today on YouTube - 5/22/20
1. I'M RADIO REBEL
2. 'The GOAT' | Game of Zones S7E4
3. Responding to the Backlash Over My Cremated Palette
4. Jeffree Star CREMATED Palette REVIEW... Yikes!
5. Jaden - Ninety
Source: YouTube

Netflix Top 5 in the U.S. Today - 5/22/20
1. Avatar: The Last Airbender
2. Sweet Magnolias
3. Riverdale
4. Dead to Me
5. The Wrong Missy
Source: Netflix

Need For Perfection, Negative Thoughts Keep Teens Awake At Night

*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on StudyFinds.

The years between 12 and 20 are a period of self-discovery and self-doubt for the average teen. It’s hard not to compare oneself to others in high school, especially in today’s day and age of Instagram and selfies. Now, a new study conducted at Flinders University finds that teenagers experience insomnia most often due to persistent negative thoughts and a need to achieve perfection.

Making matters worse is the fact that a lack of sleep usually contributes to depression and anxiety symptoms, creating a vicious cycle of comparison, low self-esteem, and negativity.

Close to 400 adolescents between the ages of 14 and 20 took part in this online study, and researchers say their findings validate the theory that there is a link between constant negative thoughts and trouble falling asleep. Perfectionism was found to make this phenomenon even worse.

“Repetitive negative thinking is habit-forming and it can significantly contribute to making sleep difficult and causing depressed mood in teenagers, who already like to stay up late at night,” comments Professor Michael Gradisar, director of the Child and Adolescent Sleep Clinic at Flinders University, in a release. “This study supports the need to recognize repetitive negative thinking in preventing and treating sleep problems, along with individual differences in perfectionism and mood.”

The study was published in Sleep Health.

Source: StudyFinds
https://www.studyfinds.org/self-esteem-sleep-need-for-perfection-negative-thoughts-keep-teens-awake-at-night/

Digital Overload: Average Adult Will Spend 34 Years Of Their Life Staring At Screens

*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on StudyFinds.

Think you spend a lot of time staring at your computer screen? A new survey may surprise even the most screen-addicted tech user. Researchers say over the span of one’s life, the average adult will spend not months, not years, but decades gazing at their digital devices.

A poll of 2,000 British adults, commissioned by Vision Direct, found that the typical person will spend a staggering 34 years looking at phones, computers, or televisions. During the typical adult lifespan, from ages 18-81, researchers say a person will be glued to their screens for over 13 hours a day.

That adds up to 4,866 hours each year and a stunning 301,733 hours throughout those 62 adult years. Those figures have seen a big spike during the coronavirus pandemic, with the poll finding that video calls have doubled during the quarantine.

Researchers found that over half of the respondents admitted their screen time strained their eyes. Despite the strain, four out of 10 people say they rarely stop to rest their vision. Another 12 percent of the survey said they never take a break.

The poll adds that adults are glued to their devices from the minute they wake up. The average adult starts looking at a screen within 20 minutes of getting out of bed. Almost a third of the respondents switch on a device within five minutes.

Researchers say adults are spending most of their screen time planted in front of a computer. Just over four hours a day are spent looking at a laptop, while three-and-a-half hours are devoted to the television each day.

Although the poll says we spend more than 13 hours a day in front of a screen, respondents believe less than half of that time is used productively.

For parents, four in 10 say their kids spend too much time on their devices too. Despite being in charge, two-thirds of those parents said they feel like hypocrites telling their children to turn off the screens.

A quarter of couples have also had a fight over their partner’s screen time habits.

The survey was conducted by OnePoll.

Source: StudyFinds
https://www.studyfinds.org/digital-overload-average-adult-will-spend-34-years-of-their-life-staring-at-screens/

Corona-Daze: Average Person Forgets What Day It Is Five Times Per Week

*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on StudyFinds.

What day is it again? If you’ve been feeling like all days blur together lately, you’re definitely not alone. As millions of Americans continue to spend 24 hours per day at home during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s become worryingly common for people to forget what day it is. According to a new survey of 2,000 U.S. adults, the average person can’t seem to recall which day it is five times per week.

Another 80% said that each day is just like the one before at this point.

Humorously, 59% of respondents didn’t even know what day it was when they filled out the survey, which was commissioned by RXBAR.

Clearly, all of this monotony isn’t exactly healthy, both mentally and physically. A significant portion of participants (65%) said they’re struggling to stay motivated during this lockdown period. Nearly 75% have “given up on real clothes” and spend all day every day in sweats.

Many respondents are also having a hard time getting in the right head space for work; many constantly feel unprepared for professional zoom calls, and 69% just can’t focus on work tasks while at home.

The survey was conducted by OnePoll.

Source: StudyFinds
https://www.studyfinds.org/corona-daze-average-person-forgets-what-day-it-is-five-times-per-week/

Chatty Kids Do Better at School

*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on EurekAlert.

Young children go on to achieve more academic success when their verbal skills are enhanced, a new study suggests.

The study, by researchers at the University of York, looked at why children from wealthier and well-educated family backgrounds tend to do better at school.

The researchers found that children from families of higher socioeconomic status had better language abilities at nursery school age and that these verbal skills boosted their later academic performance throughout school.

The researchers looked at data from nearly 700 British children. The children's pre-school ability was tested at four-years-old and their educational outcomes were tracked throughout school up until the age of 16.

Differences in language skills between children explained around 50% of the effect of family background on children's achievement in the first year of school. This achievement gap widened over the course of their education, the study suggests.

Lead author of the study, Professor Sophie von Stumm from the Department of Education said: "Our findings show that a child's learning at home when they are under five, is really important to their chances of later academic success.

"Not all children get the same start in life, but this study highlights the importance of helping parents of all backgrounds to engage with their children in activities which enhance verbal skills - such as reading bedtime stories and engaging the child in conversations.

"Activities designed to improve verbal skills boost cognitive, social, and emotional development, in addition to benefitting parent-child bonding."

The research is the first major study to look at children's abilities in their early years and the extent to which it explains their later educational achievement.

Source: EurekAlert
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-03/uoy-ckd032320.php