Spring (April) 2023, Volume 4, Issue 2, 136-142 Explanation of the concept of generation disjunction in studying generation z Kamdin. Parsakia 1 , Mehdi. Rostami* 2 , Seyed Ali. Darbani 2 , Nadereh. Saadati 2 & Shokouh. Navabinejad 3 1. Researcher, Department of Psychology and Counseling Iran-mehr: The Institute for social study and research, Tehran, Iran. 2. Faculty member, Department of Psychology and Counseling Iran-mehr: The Institute for social study and research, Tehran, Iran. 3. Professor of Counseling Department, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran ABSTRACT ARTICLE INFORMATION Background and Aim: Emerging newer theories in explaining intergenerational differences and the process of generational change and transformations and predicting its consequences seems necessary and important. Therefore, the current research aimed to explain intergenerational differences and predict generational changes based on the concept of generation disjunction. Methods: This research was a review type and analytical-descriptive research. The library and documentary method were used to collect data. After collecting the information, the findings related to the subject of this article were described in the findings section for discussion and conclusion. Results: The findings indicate fundamental differences between the Z generation and other generations. These differences include a wide range, including: cultural, social, cognitive, emotional, behavioral, linguistic, attitudinal, etc. Conclusion: It can be concluded that the concept of generation disjunction helps to better understand and explain sociocultural phenomena related to Generation Z. Article type Original research Pages: 136-142 Corresponding Author’s Info Email: Dr.me.rostami@iranmehr.ac.ir Article history: Received: 2023/02/15 Revised: 2023/03/19 Accepted: 2023/04/16 Published online: 2023/05/07 Keywords: generation disjunction, generation z, explanation, concept. This work is published under CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. © 2023 The Authors. How to Cite This Article: Parsakia, K., Rostami, M., Darbani, S. A., Saadati, N., & Navabinejad, Sh. (2023). Explanation of the concept of generation disjunction in studying generation z. jayps, 4(2): 136-142. journal of Adolescent and Youth Psychological Studies www.jayps.iranmehr.ac.ir