--- description: In Jean Twenge's new book "iGen," the next generation appears to be accident-free drivers — and socially anxious title: A New Look at the Next Generation image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf30bcabd32a5b038/6988da07fb4eac97ea893585/new-look-next-generation.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Books](/tag/books/) ## Books Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A New Look at the Next Generation by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2017 10:00 AM CUT  by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 17, 2017 10:00 AM CUT Kids these days: they’re immature for their age, obsessed with their phones and more comfortable [texting](http://www.thedrive.com/news/7010/apple-hit-with-class-action-lawsuit-for-not-blocking-texting-and-driving "undefined") than talking. In her new book [_iGen_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N6ACK3B/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined"), psychology professor [Jean M. Twenge](http://www.jeantwenge.com/ "undefined") (who has previously written a book about millennials, [_Generation Me_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1476755566/?tag=timecom-20 "undefined")) retreads much of this territory. But perhaps her most surprising finding is that those born since 1995 are obsessed with safety. iGen’ers are “less likely to go out without their parents,” she writes, and less likely to agree with statements like “I like to test myself every now and then by doing something a little risky.” They’re safer drivers, with fewer accidents and tickets, and they are half as likely as Gen X-ers to get in a car with a driver who’s been drinking. And yet, “iGen’ers seem terrified — not just of physical dangers but of the emotional dangers of adult social interaction,” Twenge writes. Their caution may help keep them safe, she finds. But it also makes them vulnerable. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4904288/igen-jean-m-twenge-review/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4904288/igen-jean-m-twenge-review/"},"headline":"A New Look at the Next Generation","datePublished":"2017-08-17T10:00:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:02:04.122Z","description":"According to a new book, they're safe, they text and they're terrified","url":"https://time.com/4904288/igen-jean-m-twenge-review/","keywords":["Books"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf30bcabd32a5b038/6988da07fb4eac97ea893585/new-look-next-generation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf30bcabd32a5b038/6988da07fb4eac97ea893585/new-look-next-generation.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"new-look-next-generation","caption":"new-look-next-generation","creditText":"","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/books/","name":"Books"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4904288/igen-jean-m-twenge-review/","name":"A New Look at the Next Generation"}}]}] ```