"anxiety and depression are rising from generation to generation"

Survey: Teens Face Stress at Higher Rate

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"Anxiety is higher among adolescents," says Twenge, the author of "Generation Me." "Thankfully, it tends to wane in their 20s and 30s." Another explanation, she says, is the difference in generations; anxiety and depression are rising from generation to generation. (The teen suicide rate is down from 15-20 years ago, however, she says - a result of better medication.) Twenge is also not surprised by the male-female divide, which has been documented in other ways.

What is surprising is the higher rate for those from middle-income households, she says: "You'd expect those from a disadvantaged background to have more anxiety."

Though most feel safe in their neighborhoods and schools, only 25 percent feel "very safe" from terror attacks. Yet when asked about the general threat of terrorism, most say they don't think about it very often, and haven't changed how they lead their lives.

"It does cross my mind, but it's not a big worry," says Cory Walseth, 19, a construction worker in Thief River Falls, Minn.

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