What Stresses Teens Out?

Becky Beacom, health education manager for PAMF, surveyed 124 adolescents to explore what they find most stressful. Find out what gives your peers stress below.

Issue	Number of times mentioned	Percent
Homework/School Grades/GPA Tests College Finals week	138	55 %
Parents/Family Expectations Pressure to do well Not achieving/ blowing it	37	15 %
Social Life Friends Boyfriends/Girlfriends Relationships Extracurriculars Try outs Shows Sex	22	9 %
Time No time Deadlines Keeping up Lack of sleep Doing two things at once Too much going on Unprepared	20	8 %
Sports	10	4 %
Other	22	9 %