Young adolescents have “greater peer problems” and fewer friends than their counterparts a decade ago, with girls especially experiencing “increased emotional difficulties”, according to a new report from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

The study looks at changes in 13-year-olds’ relationships with their parents and peers, in their day-to-day activities and in their experiences of school. 

Irish Times Social affairs Correspondent Kitty Holland joins us today to talk through some of the reports findings.

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