Yet, rates of flourishing declined between 2018 and 2022, and flourishing generally decreased with age. Males were more likely to report flourishing than females, who experienced lower wellbeing and higher distress.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Across these surveys, a substantial minority, in the range of 30-40%, reported high psychological distress. In other words, a large number of Australian youth are not \u201cdoing fine\u201d beneath the surface, even when they appear outwardly functional.<\/p>\n
Prevalence of depressive symptoms<\/p>\n
In Malaysia, a large national study estimates 26.9% of adolescents experience depressive symptoms, which translates to more than half a million young people. The prevalence is much higher among girls, at about 36%, compared with about 18% among boys.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Depression among Malaysian adolescents is also associated with higher sedentary behaviour<\/a> and increased body mass index, pointing to complex links between emotional health, lifestyle and physical health.\u00a0<\/p>\n These are not small margins. These troubled youngsters could be a significant slice of the students sitting in our classrooms and\/or lecture halls.<\/p>\n Against this backdrop, the lyrics of Golden are uplifting because they name and normalise the anxiety young people, especially girls, face in their daily lives. Expectations about perfect body image, academic results, co-curricular performance and social popularity impose tremendous stress.\u00a0<\/p>\n The songs in KPop Demon Hunters do not deny these pressures. Instead, they give young people language and imagery to face their \u201cdemons\u201d and fight them, rather than silently absorbing the shame.<\/p>\n For mature adults, the songs in this animated movie also speak to the world we\u2019re living in today with a surprisingly positive spirit.\u00a0<\/p>\n In a time when daily news about geopolitics, climate and conflicts can feel relentlessly dark, Golden offers a small, shared ritual of hope. It invites us, whether in Australia, Malaysia or elsewhere, to cheer each other on and to hold the belief that we\u2019re still going up, up and up, even when life feels heavy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This article was first published on Monash Lens<\/a>. Read the original
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