Teens Have Fewer Friends, But They're Less Lonely Than Ever Before

http://socialnetworkingnews.org/teens-have-fewer-friends-but-theyre-less-lonely-than-ever-before/

Much has been written in recent years about how personal electronics and social networking services seem to be isolating us more and more from each other. American adults are lonelier than they used to be, and there’s research to suggest that social media use is correlated with feelings of disconnection and dissatisfaction.

Yet among teens — arguably the most tech-saturated demographic — feelings of loneliness actually appear to be decreasing, according to research publicized this week at the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

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