General Article What’s making Gen Z the ‘loneliest generation’?

Topic Selected: Loneliness Book Volume: 462

By Tilda Gladwell

A few months ago, I wrote about the loneliness epidemic amongst older people, particularly men. Now new research finds that Gen Z, those between 16 and 24, are actually ‘the loneliest generation.’ Currently, there are 1.9 million chronically lonely young people in the UK. But why is this?

There are several explanations why people become more isolated as they get older, including reduced social support after retirement, the loss of a partner, or a reluctance to accept help fo...

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