Americans of All Ages Are Spending Less Time Socializing

所有年龄段的美国人花在社交上的时间都在减少

来源: axios.com | 主题: United States | 评论: 40

时间: on Monday July 06, 2026 @12:00PM

Americans now spend an average of 35 minutes a day socializing, down from 45 minutes two decades ago , according to American Time Use Survey data . The decline spans all age groups but is sharpest among 15- to 24-year-olds, whose daily socializing has fallen from about an hour to 35 minutes. Axios reports: Sociologists and psychologists point to several trends driving this phenomenon, which Substack writer Derek Thompson dubbed "The Anti-Social Century" in the Atlantic last year. We're all on our smartphones, often interacting through screens instead of face to face -- even though social media is no substitute for spending time together in person. Teens, in particular, spend an average of 4.8 hours a day on apps like TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat, according to Gallup . The shift to remote

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