The number of girls who feel “nervous, worried, or fearful” jumped by 55 percent from 2009 to 2014, and the percentage of girls experiencing depression rose from 13 percent to 17 percent.22 According to Damour’s research, this increase is not because we are better at detecting these problems than we used to be—it’s because we are seeing something new. The digital world has added new stress and anxiety for girls and their mothers.
