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An analysis of short political videos on TikTok and Instagram during the 2025 German federal election campaign

Loneliness is a fundamental experience that most people encounter at some point in their lives. But for many years, loneliness was a niche topic in research, politics and the public sphere and, if at all, was mainly discussed with regard to very old people.

This report looks in the younger age cohorts (18 -30 years) in Germany, which we compare with their counterparts in other European countries as well as with older German citiziens (30 - 70 years).

Was verbinden junge Menschen mit dem Thema Nachhaltigkeit genau und inwieweit sind sie bereit, sich für dieses Thema persönlich als auch gesellschaftlich zu engagieren? Unsere repräsentative Befragung unter 16- bis 30-Jährigen gibt die Antwort.