The poll by Macmillan Cancer Support found that the average young adult has 237 Facebook friends, but only two they could turn to for real support.
The survey, of 1,000 people aged 18 to 35, found two-thirds of respondents said they had two or fewer really close friends.
It also found that one in eight (13 per cent) admitted they did not have even a single person they considered to be a good enough friend to rely on, if life got very hard.
Men (16 per cent) were more likely than women (12 per cent) to have no one to turn to.The poll by Macmillan Cancer Support found that the average young adult has 237 Facebook friends, but only two they could turn to for real support.
The survey, of 1,000 people aged 18 to 35, found two-thirds of respondents said they had two or fewer really close friends.
It also found that one in eight (13 per cent) admitted they did not have even a single person they considered to be a good enough friend to rely on, if life got very hard.
Men (16 per cent) were more likely than women (12 per cent) to have no one to turn to.
