Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleResearch by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveals that young people in the UK are five times more likely to have no close friends than a decade ago. One in 20 young people in England now report having no close friends at all, up from one in 100 in 2014. The report found growing up is “now defined by disconnection” as they are disconnected from themselves, from each other, and from wider society.The rise of doomscrolling fuels the trend in disconnection, as young people aged 15 to 17 spend around six-and-a-half hours online every day.Ellie Harris, head of children and young people at IPPR, said: "Whatever their background, too many young people are experiencing distress, loneliness and barriers at every turn.”In fullYoung people five times more likely to have no friends than a decade ago, experts findMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Young people ‘experiencing distress and loneliness at every turn’, think tank finds
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleResearch by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveals that young people in the UK are five times more likely to have no close friends than a decade ago. One in 20 young people in England now report having no close friends at all, up from one in 100 in 2014. The report found growing up is “now defined by disconnection” as they are disconnected from themselves, from each other, and from wider society.The rise of doomscrolling fuels the trend in disconnection, as young people aged 15 to 17 spend around six-and-a-half hours online every day.Ellie Harris, head of children and young people at IPPR, said: "Whatever their background, too many young people are experiencing distress, loneliness and barriers at every turn.”In fullYoung people five times more likely to have no friends than a decade ago, experts findMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
