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Teens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than ever

  • Written by Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology, San Diego State University
Teens have less face time with their friends – and are lonelier than everTeens aren't necessarily less social, but the contours of their social lives have changed.pxhere

Ask a teen today how she communicates with her friends, and she’ll probably hold up her smartphone. Not that she actually calls her friends; it’s more likely that she texts them or messages them on social media.

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