Is your teenager lonely? The warning signs and how to support them
by Yolanthe Fawehinmi
Mar 15, 2024
3 minutes
Secondary school pupils who are lonely are less likely to be employed as adults, a study has suggested.
According to researchers from King’s College London (KCL) and the University of Greenwich, young people who felt lonely aged 12 are less likely to be in education, employment or training (NEET) by the time they reach adulthood, and believe they have a lower social status.
Bridget Bryan, the study’s lead author and a PhD student at KCL’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & (IoPPN), said: “While there are clear impacts of loneliness on mental
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