PSYCHOLOGY TODAY | This spring, researchers at Harvard released the first wave of data from the Global Flourishing Study, a five-year survey of more than 200,000 people in 22 countries. The data reveal that young adults increasingly doubt their own character, struggle with finding a sense of purpose, and hunger for meaningful, high-quality relationships.

While social media, eroded safety nets, and anxiety around climate and AI are part of the problem, we’ve also lost powerful frameworks designed over centuries to nurture belonging.

In her latest piece for Psychology Today, Founder and Chief Architect Kim Samuel, explores why the rapid decline of religious participation among younger generations is accelerating a crisis of belonging.

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