What Is Actually True

A short section, and the one that took the longest to write.

A handful of claims about teenage anger are repeated almost everywhere, including by sources that are otherwise careful, and are not supported by the research they are attributed to. Believing them does real damage: a parent who has been told an outburst lasts ninety seconds thinks something is badly wrong when minute four arrives.

Each page here takes one claim, shows where it came from, and gives the version the evidence actually supports.