Some 81% of teens ages 13 through 17 feel pressure that leaves them feeling badly about their game plans, achievements, appearances, social lives, friendships and/or how informed they are about issues, the survey found.
Social media makes the pressure worse for most teens, but some said social media can also help lessen it.
The survey, which was conducted in fall 2023, found that 27% of teens said they were burned out.
(The survey of 1,545 teens ages 13 to 17 had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.)
How adults pressure kids“Adults — parents, teachers, coaches — are clearly contributing to some of the negative pressures teens feel, even if we don’t mean to,” Weinstein said.
Persons:
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Organizations:
Fairleigh Dickinson University, Women, Press, Facebook, CNN, Harvard Graduate School, Education’s Center for Digital, Indiana University, Social, Center for Digital, Gallup, Walton Family Foundation, Princeton Psychotherapy Center