Press Release Source: MTV Networks

MTV Networks International 'Wellbeing' Study Reveals Fascinating Insights Into Global Culture - Telling a Tale of Two Worlds for Kids and Youth
Monday November 20, 1:43 pm ET

India Leads in Young People Wellbeing Index

LONDON and NEW YORK, Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- They dress alike, listen to similar music, play the latest video games and have online friends they've never met. They face comparable pressures in their daily lives at school and during young adulthood. But while today's global youth are superficially the same, their innermost thoughts about their futures and families, religion and relationships are very different, according to the biggest-ever study of kids and young people undertaken by MTV Networks International (MTVNI).



The MTVNI study tells a tale of two worlds; a developed world where young people who are materially wealthy but pessimistic about their futures, and a developing world where young people are optimistic and hopeful despite facing greater challenges.

And according to MTVNI's own Wellbeing Index, Indian young people have the greatest perceived sense of Wellbeing out of the countries surveyed.

‘The world is changing at unprecedented speed and our research has revealed unique and surprising youth cultural differences between developing and developed countries,’ said Bill Roedy, President of MV Networks International. ‘This survey underscores our commitment to understanding the diversity of kids and young people throughout the world.’

The study, the largest ever undertaken by MTV Networks International, took six months to complete and encompassed 5,200 interviews with 8-15 year-olds and 16-34 year-olds in 14 countries. Young people were surveyed in Argentina, Brazil, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Sweden, the UK and the USA............................

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Pramod Chopra
Senior Mortgage Consultant
Mortgage Alliance Company of Canada