Are young people less dependable today than their parents were?

Sep 27, 2025 | 19:33 IST

An American survey shows a crash in conscientiousness among younger people. Are they becoming harder to count on? Or are they just tired of playing nice? The big picture might not seem too distant from what you may find in your own country

Would you always do what you ought to do? Not the legal thing to do or the correct thing to do, but simply the right thing to do. Now, what if no one asked you to? Or if it was slightly inconvenient? Or if no one were looking?

We might like to think that we would.

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Are young people less dependable today than their parents were?

An American survey shows a crash in conscientiousness among younger people. Are they becoming harder to count on? Or are they just tired of playing nice? The big picture might not seem too distant from what you may find in your own country

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Are young people less dependable today than their parents were?

An American survey shows a crash in conscientiousness among younger people. Are they becoming harder to count on? Or are they just tired of playing nice? The big picture might not seem too distant from what you may find in your own country

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