Teens Stop Going Out

Percent of Teens Who Say They Go out With Friends Two-Plus Times a Week 90 80 70 60 50 40 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 Boys Girls Data gathered from 12th graders Chart: The Atlantic • Source: Data from Monitoring the Future, compiled and analyzed by Jean M. Twenge, author of Generations

A line chart shows the percentage of teenage boys and girls who report going out with friends at least twice a week, declining sharply from the 1970s to the early 2020s. The meme highlights the collapse in in-person social activity among young people, often used to comment on smartphones, social media, loneliness, and worsening mental health. EN: A line chart shows the percentage of teenage boys and girls who report going out with friends at least twice a week, declining sharply from the 1970s to the early 2020s. The meme highlights the collapse in in-person social activity among young people, often used to comment on smartphones, social media, loneliness, and worsening mental health.

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