Rushing or delaying decisions is linked to anxiety and depression in young people – South African study

By Eugene Lee Davids, Associate Professor, University of Pretoria

Each day we make thousands of decisions, starting with what to have for breakfast and what to wear. We make so many decisions that we don’t keep count.

But it’s important to understand the way we make choices. This is because the approach we take can influence our mental health.

Over the last eight years, I’ve been researching how young people (15-25) make decisions – especially decisions that have an impact on their mental health. Mental health is a major health…

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