Identity, belonging and community
Generation Isolation 2024
OnSide Youth Zones · 2024
About this report
OnSide's third annual Generation Isolation study surveyed 5,213 young people aged 11–18 in England about how they spend their time outside school. The research finds that 76% spend most of their free time on screens, 44% report high or very high feelings of loneliness, and 51% report high or very high anxiety. Despite these challenges, 93% of young people who do attend a youth centre say it has made a positive difference to their lives, with social connection and friendship cited as the main benefits.
Research details
- Methodology
- Survey
- Sample size
- 5,213
- Sample
- Young people aged 11–18, representative of all England 11 to 18 year olds, surveyed online by YouGov.
- Place
- England
- Youth involvement
- No youth involvement