Forbes October 13, 2024
The majority (81%) of American teens report feeling negative pressure with respect to achievement, appearance and their future according to a survey administered by Common Sense Media, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Indiana University.
The study was based on a national representative survey of over 1500 teens between the ages of 13 and 17 between October and November of 2023. The survey inquired about six distinct types of pressures that teens face- game plan, achievement, appearance, social life, friendship and activism. According to the study, more than half of teens feel pressure to have a set game plan for their life, to be exceptional in their achievements and to have a certain body type.
These negative pressures were not...
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