New photo One in three Brits feel lonely due to long working hours and lack of face-to-face contact, study reveals

ONE in three Brits feels lonely due to long working hours and a lack of face-to-face contact.

And a quarter admit most of their social activity happens online, a poll reveals.

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Many Brits feel lonely as they work long hours and don’t get much interaction with others[/caption]

Six in ten feel socially anxious, while two-thirds avoid socialising.

Adults typically have just two people they feel they can truly confide in and feel lonely for seven days a month.

The survey — for Mars Petcare — found having an animal made a big difference to how isolated people felt.

A fifth of those with a pet said they felt lonely compared to 32 per cent who didn’t have one.

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The stress and long hours of work has made many Brits feel isolated[/caption]

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Four in five said their feelings of isolation faded within a month of getting a cat or dog.

More than half of owners said getting a pet had given them a new sense of purpose, while 62 per cent of those with a dog said they do more exercise than they would if they didn’t have a canine chum.

And this in-turn appears to boost their social lives, with half of those with a dog more likely to speak to people they don’t know when out walking their pet.

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