Recent Study Finds Gen Z Concerned about Mental Health During Election Season

"I think younger people are more plugged in."

Greg Clement, founder of Freedomology, has been combing through some recent data from his study regarding the upcoming election and mental health.

In this study that surveyed over 1,000 people, 38.6% of 18-24-year-olds say the election has a negative effect on their mental health, while 69.8% percent of 55-64-year-olds say the election has no effect on their mental health.

"They're checking their phone literally hundreds of times a day," Clement said. "They've grown up during their formidable teenage years attached to a mobile device."

Clement mentioned that he has three kids under the age of 25, and with constant text messages, campaign ads and marketing, he says the numbers in his survey do not surprise him.

"The political machine really tries to tell us what to focus on this time of year, and I think younger people are more sensitive to that," Clement said.

Chris Norris, owner of Revox Media, also was not shocked at those numbers.

"It's no secret that we are well past the generation of individuals who knew a time when there was no social media," Norris said. "Just about every swipe of the thumb you see something that's disheartening and discouraging."

Norris added that even he remembers elections before and after the prominence social media.

"We've almost lost a little bit of empathy in the way that we use and experience social media," Norris added.