Over half of youngsters spend most of their free time in bedrooms
MORE than half of youngsters spend most of their free time in bedrooms, a survey reveals.
Just over one in ten spend their free time with friends.
The worrying growth of an isolated generation has accelerated since the pandemic a major study into the social lives of 11 to 18-year-olds found.
In the poll of 5,078 for youth charity OnSide almost four in five (77 per cent), spend most of their free time at home with just over half (51 per cent) in their bedrooms.
Youngsters also struggle to socialise away from screens with 73 per cent glued to platforms such as Netflix or YouTube.
Over half (57 per cent) watch more streamed content than before lockdown, more than a third (37 per cent) are gaming more and 32 per cent watch more TV.
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OnSide runs youth centres in disadvantaged areas.
Chief exec Kathryn Morley said: “We cannot watch an entire generation sleepwalking into isolation.”