Description of Future Anxiety on Generation Z

Abstract

Gen Z is the generation born between 1995 and 2012. Gen Z did not only grow against a background of sophisticated information technology but also against the backdrop of various global recessions and economic downturns. These conditions make Gen Z vulnerable to mental health, especially future anxiety. This study aimed to describe future anxiety in gene Z. This study used a quantitative method. The subjects of this study were 204 Gen Z in Yogyakarta. The measurement tool in this study uses the future anxiety scale. The results of this study are a moderate level of future anxiety for Gen Z with a mean gain of (66.2%). Future anxiety significantly influences behavioral aspects, with the highest mean (17.28%), followed by cognitive aspects, with a mean gain of (14.93%).