The study, the largest ever one conducted on narcissism, looked at the different levels of hypersensitivity in humans according to their age. It found that those who fall in the baby boomer category are, overall, more sensitive than certain younger generations, including millennials.
The study, which was conducted by Michigan State University, and published in the journal Psychology and Aging, has found that Baby Boomers, are in fact more sensitive than Millennials!
GEN Z: REDEFINING HYPER-SENSITIVITY
Being sensitive simply means as a generation, Gen Z are more tuned into human emotions and more determined to take everyone's feelings into consideration.
As baby boomers age, they must deal with the challenges of aging. That is why healthy living and regular check-ups with your doctor are more important as time goes by. Age is a risk factor for several chronic conditions, including diabetes, cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's disease.
Baby Boomers are confident, independent, and self-reliant. This generation grew up in an era of reform and believe they can change the world. They questioned established authority systems and challenged the status quo.
A common stereotype regarding Baby Boomers is that they're fear-driven, which experts believe could be due to having childhoods so close to the war era. They're also commonly referred to as “stubborn” and resistant to any sort of change.
In 1951, a Time magazine article was written in which the children of the generation were described as unimaginative, withdrawn, unadventurous, and cautious. Time magazine used the name 'Silent Generation' to refer to these individuals. The name has been there ever since.
Baby Boomers: Baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. They're currently between 57-75 years old (71.6 million in the U.S.) Gen X: Gen X was born between 1965 and 1979/80 and is currently between 41-56 years old (65.2 million people in the U.S.) Gen Y: Gen Y, or Millennials, were born between 1981 and 1994/6.
According to a recent study published in the open-access scientific journal Plos One, Millennials and Gen Zers are the most self-absorbed generation by far and by their own admission.
Generation Z (Gen Z) is currently between 10 and 25 years old, born between 1997 and 2012, and research suggests that they are the most anxious generation to date.
Never mind the fact that Baby boomers have been dubbed the Healthiest Generation, since they have the longest life expectancy of any previous generation, and that they were able to exploit advances in medical care and reap the benefits of public health campaigns highlighting the dangers of smoking and unhealthy diets.
The core values of Baby Boomers include optimism, team orientation, personal gratification, health and wellness, personal growth, youthfulness, work, and involvement. When a workplace environment supports their values Baby Boomers are more satisfied with their jobs.
Millennials (and the kids born after them) are currently being called the “unhealthiest generation” in human history—facing diagnoses, mysterious illnesses and conditions that our ancestors or their parents never faced.
Key Takeaways. "Baby boomer" refers to a member of the demographically large generation born between the end of WWII and the mid-1960s. Because of their high numbers and the relative prosperity of the U.S. economy during their careers, the baby boomers are an economically influential generation.
Their higher net worth is expected: with most baby boomers financially planning for at least a few more decades, they benefit from wealth earned from long careers and have more robust retirement accounts than the silent generation, who have dipped further into retirement savings.
Baby boomers are typically more traditional than millennials in terms of lifestyle. They are more likely to be homeowners and to live in traditional nuclear families. On the other hand, millennials are more likely to put off getting married and having kids later in life.
Generation Jones and the Boomers
The Baby Boomer generation was born between the post-war years of 1946 to 1964. A subset of the Boomers, Generation Jones, was born in the later years of the Baby Boom, from 1954 to 1964.
Goal-Focused
They want to work towards a specific task, and they feel a great sense of accomplishment when they reach their goals. As the first generation to take advantage of the educational opportunities and post-war societal changes, baby boomers have been raised to work hard and be ambitious.
Competitiveness
This generation has experienced the benefits of hard work and dedication, which is something they expect from their employer. Baby boomers are willing to work hard and compete to reach company goals to prove that they're the best people for the job they hold.
Nine months later saw the start of a population revolution as childbirth rates soared – more than four million Australians were born between 1946-1961 – the 'Baby Boom'.
Baby boomers have been reported to have higher rates of substance abuse than any previous generation (62). Within the next two decades, this group will become the largest group of elderly persons that American society has ever had. As this cohort ages, the number of elderly drug abusers in the population may increase.
Beauty products, clothing and shoes, and items related to home and garden round out the top five types of products boomers prefer to purchase in physical stores, with between 31% and 37%.
Gen X is sometimes called the “Forgotten Generation.” They are the smallest generation by population, with about 65 million people.