In its 2003 Young People's Misery Index, the ToSun Foundation found three major reasons for despair among the young. They are the inability of the law to truly protect citizens, the dismal behavior of politicians and the resultant decline in credibility, and individuals with power ignoring the rights and interests of the people.
財團法人向陽公益基金會「二○○三年青少年生活痛苦指數」調查中發現，法律無法充分保障好人，政治人物行為不檢，讓人無法信任，以及擁有權力者為了私心，罔顧人民權益等，分列青少年痛苦指數的前三項。