Research
Reports
The world changes rapidly and our minds are changing with it. Our Research Reports provide timely insights on important issues based on current data.
Rather than peer review, which does not examine underlying data, our reports are based on a policy of complete data transparency. All data is freely available to academic researchers and all code books are available on request.
Report
February 26, 2026
In this report we use data from ~1 million respondents in 2024 and 2025 across 84 countries in 25 languages to highlight global trends in mind health and four key drivers of declining mind health in young adults: deteriorating Family bonds and Spirituality and increased use Smartphones in Childhood and Ultra-processed food consumption, providing global maps and rankings of each of these factors.
Rapid Report
October 10, 2024
In this report, we examine multiple aspects of work culture and structure to determine how they relate to employee mental wellbeing.
Rapid Report
June 9, 2024
In this report, we examine the association between the closeness of family relationships and the poor state of mental wellbeing among India’s young adults.
Rapid Report
March 25, 2024
In this report, we ask how one’s spirituality (or lack thereof) relates to the love you feel for others, how active religious practice drives spirituality and love, and whether love and spirituality have distinguishing impact on mental wellbeing.
Report
March 4, 2024
This is our fourth annual Mental State of the World Report that provides a perspective on the Internet-enabled global population. In focus this year is one key trend – that the dramatic decline in mental wellbeing that occurred between 2019 and 2020, and continued into 2021 through the COVID-19 pandemic, continues to persist with no sign of recovery.