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Teens experience gender gap in emotional support, future planning: Study

A Pew Research Center survey found that 68% of teens feel pressure to achieve good grades, with 71% of girls and 65% of boys reporting this stress.
Girls face more pressure to look good and fit in socially , while boys report more pressure to be physically strong and be good at sports .
Both girls and boys consider finding enjoyable careers and building friendships important for their future, despite reporting different perceptions of mental health issues; girls are more likely to feel anxiety and boys are more likely to face substance abuse problems.
Experts stress that teaching methods must adapt to support boys academically and address underlying mental health issues, as noted by experts.

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Teens experience gender gap in emotional support, future planning: Study

A new survey found high school students' biggest concern is depression and anxiety, with roughly 3 in 10 putting them at the top of their lists. It also found there's a disparity in concerns for girls and boys. Teens said anxiety and depression were more common in girls, but it's also easier for them to turn to friends for emotional support than it is for boys. Significantly more girls say they plan to attend a 4-year college after high school t…

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These are the biggest concerns facing teen boys and girls

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In addition to asking about the problems their peers at school are dealing with, we asked teens about the pressures they personally face. By far the biggest source of pressure for teens is their grades. Roughly seven-in-ten teens (68%) say they face a great deal or fair amount of pressure to get good grades. Substantial […] The post 2. Pressures teens are facing appeared first on Pew Research Center.

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