The hit in the 11-14 demographic is rather concerning. It's before the big wave of gaokao prep really hits (and thus precedes the job search stress), so it's a really concerning demographic without a clear root cause.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you hit the nail right on the head, the unrelenting academic stress

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But that's not really hitting the 11-14 demographic that hard.

[–] MNByChoice@midwest.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kids talk. Stressed kids push their stress to whomever. It is tragic, but doesn't seem shocking that the impact would be earlier. (I have zero insight into China.)

[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but that's the entire reason China splits off high school into age 15-18.

[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 1 year ago

The USA is seeing similar problems https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/index.html

Suicide is the second leading cause of deaths in US children age 10 - 14