Motion: BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Bitesize Survey on Issues Facing Teenagers

BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Bitesize Survey on Issues Facing Teenagers

Lodged by Pauline McNeill (Scottish Labour) Standard Motion 16 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes with concern the survey of approximately 2,000 young people, aged between 13 and 18, in which more than a quarter of girls reportedly stated that they had experienced sexual harassment in some form, with 44% stating they do not feel safe walking home; notes the reported results suggesting that teenagers are themselves concerned about the amount of pornography that they see on social media, and that more than a quarter of teenagers questioned said they feel anxious all or most of the time, with exams, school life and peer pressure being the main reasons; acknowledges that more than half of teenagers surveyed (55%) said that they followed online influencers and, of those that do, more girls than boys said that influencers made them feel they needed to change the way they look; regrets that a fifth of the 980 teenage girls who responded to the survey said that they had received unwanted nude images or videos from a peer; considers that these figures starkly illustrate the difficult environment that young people, and particularly young women and girls, are growing up in, and calls for further cross-party conversations on issues affecting teenagers and young people in Scotland.

Supporters (16)