The number of teenage girls who say they feel under pressure to perform well at school has almost doubled in the past decade, according to a survey. It records a ten-year deterioration in the emotional wellbeing of 15-year-olds, with experts saying that the strain of having to get top marks is taking a toll. The annual Scottish schools adolescent lifestyle and substance use survey shows the number of girls aged 15 who report feeling under pressure “a lot of the time” because of school work has soared, from 36 per cent in 2006 to 62 per cent in 2015. For boys, the figure had increased from 24 per cent to 36 per cent. In the national survey of more than 25,000 pupils, the proportion of…

Source: The Times May 17, 2017 23:03 UTC