Teenagers often ignore people's feelings

[STEED]

Your telling me, I remember asking a teenager if she could move as I wanted to get by her on a full bus, I will not repeat what she said. She used very strong language with very strong remarks.

Study: Feelings matter less to teenagers

Big News Network.com
Thursday 7th September, 2006 (UPI)

British researchers at University College London say teenagers often ignore people's feelings and even fail to think about their own feelings before acting.

The scientists say teenagers today, when considering a course of action, seldom use the area of their brain that's involved in thinking about other people's emotions and thoughts.

Scientists say they've discovered that, when making decisions about what action to take, the medial prefrontal cortex -- a region of the brain associated with higher-level thinking, empathy and guilt -- is under-used by teenagers. Instead, an area of the brain, involved in perceiving and imagining actions, takes over.

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore of UCL's Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience said: The fact that teenagers under-use the medial pre-frontal cortex when making decisions about what to do implies that they are less likely to think about how they themselves and how other people will feel as a result of their intended action.

The study was presented Thursday in Norwich during the Festival of Science, sponsored by the British Association for the Advancement of Science.

http://www.britainnews.net/story/e4028446876d57a1

[Rose]

There are exceptions .

[snowsub]

it's the ME generation

Baahhh! Old people are overated anyways. It won't be until their generation dies off that the world sees any true peace.

[TteFAboB]

STEED, foul mouths are the least of your concerns. Teenagers today and the next generation will bring up euthanasia for retired elders as a magical solution to many of their problems (pensions, medical costs, waste and benefits from recycling bodies like Nazis did).

Anyway, Europe used to be a place where elders were respected. Here's an advice: start learning Japanese.

[Yahoshua]

My sister is way ahead of you on that one. .

Maybe I should start working on getting citizenship for multiple nations (jump from nation to nation so nobody can really tie me down long enough to stick me with a needle).

[diver]

To be fair there are many teenagers who do not act so selfishly and carelessly.

And there are more than enough adults who do.

[STEED]

The problem is here in the U.K. they are on the increase, it's getting ugly out there people stay in and lock the door.

[The Avon Lady]

Whippersnappers!

[Captain Nemo]

Originally Posted by STEED

The problem is here in the U.K. they are on the increase, it's getting ugly out there people stay in and lock the door.

I totally agree, a lot of teenagers in the UK are out of control and roam the streets like packs of wolves. I put it down to lack of discipline in the home which is not rectified at school. If a teacher lays a finger on a kid they are suspended from their job, possibly arrested for assault and finally sacked.

Nemo

[The Avon Lady]

Originally Posted by Captain Nemo

I put it down to lack of discipline in the home which is not rectified at school.

And Abraham said, "For I said, 'Surely, there is no fear of God in this place'"......
- Genesis 20:11

[XabbaRus]

STEED I don't know what part of the UK you are in but aren't you exagerrating a little bit re locked doors.. I do agree that teenagers are more foul mouthed and rude even compared to when I was a teenager and that is only about 12 years ago.

I think studies like this shouldn't be reported as it is now another excuse amongst young people to behave how they like regardless. We are living in the "it's not my fault I can't help it" generation.

Even in Russia I'd say teens still respect elder people. Of all the countries I have visited I think UK people are the most selfish and consumerist even more so than in the US. In fact all though people might not believe me I find US teenagers on the whole polite and respectful to their elders, more so than here.

[KevinB]

Hey Steed are you not aware that the sperm count is falling in Western Europe? Also look what's happened in japan, falling birthrate, in fact the Japanese government are so concerned they have brought in Dating Agencies for people to meet and have more babies.

[The Noob]

Sorry to say but...Captain Nemo, you sound like a Crazy Controle Freak Nazi.

Fu*k Discipline...

You older People have to get rid of the "We are Better!" attitude, then the "You against me" War wich goes on in Jung Peoples Head's will stop.

As long as jung People have so many Restrictions by others who Think they are Better just because they have thier Fat Behinds on this Planet Longer, it will only get worse.

I'm Sure She said that to you cause she Thought "Hey, that Guy looks the Same than that ESRB Sucker who doesn't wantet to sell me that new Shooter so i had to buy it for the double amount of money from Ebay! *Bleep* him!".

Ye get the Point.

[August]

Originally Posted by The Noob

Sorry to say but...Captain Nemo, you sound like a Crazy Controle Freak Nazi.

Fu*k Discipline...

You older People have to get rid of the "We are Better!" attitude, then the "You against me" War wich goes on in Jung Peoples Head's will stop.

As long as jung People have so many Restrictions by others who Think they are Better just because they have thier Fat Behinds on this Planet Longer, it will only get worse.

I'm Sure She said that to you cause she Thought "Hey, that Guy looks the Same than that ESRB Sucker who doesn't wantet to sell me that new Shooter so i had to buy it for the double amount of money from Ebay! *Bleep* him!".

Ye get the Point.

Yeah we get the point. But you won't be young for much longer yourself and then we'll see if your tune changes.