Youth Survey | Virtual Companionship Gains Popularity Among Stressed Chinese Youth

A survey of 1,333 Chinese young people by China Youth Daily reveals 48.0% opt for virtual companionship amid work or study stress and 47.3% when feeling lonely, with 21.5% even making it a daily life habit. 60.0% admit long-term use leads to emotional dependence and weakened self-regulation, 54.5% fear being trapped in a psychological comfort zone and struggling to face real-world problems, with other risks including social withdrawal, emotional gap with reality and privacy leakage. (Photo/China Youth Daily)

By Wang Xinyuan,Li Yuanyuan,Duan Yichen(intern), Du Yuanchun / China Youth Daily