Teenage girls in UK ‘don’t feel safe’: survey

According to a new survey, teenage girls in the UK say they don’t feel safe walking alone on the streets and more than a quarter have experienced some form of harassment.

According to a study by BBC Radio 5 Live, highlighting the severity of the problem among British teenagers, around 44% of girls said they did not feel safe walking alone, while 27% said they had experienced sexual harassment. has to, including being an easy target for pornography.

The survey surveyed 2,000 youth between the ages of 13 and 18, with an equal number of boys and girls. They were asked questions on a variety of topics, including anxiety, social media, vaping, pornography and sexting.

The survey found that a third (37 percent) of those who had experienced abuse said they had experienced verbal abuse such as name-calling and shouting, while 19 percent said they had experienced sexual harassment. Like staring and whistling.

More than 33 percent of 13- to 18-year-olds reported being exposed to pornography online, and 73 percent believe social media and technology companies should prevent accidental access to such content on the Internet. We should increase our efforts.

A fifth of the 980 teenage girls surveyed said they had received unsolicited nude photos or videos from a partner, while 16 percent of boys and girls said their partners had asked them to share nude photos or videos. had said

About a third of those surveyed had seen videos by controversial influencer Andrew Tate, and a large number expressed positive feelings about the videos.

About 24 percent of adolescent boys surveyed said they also feel unsafe on the streets.

On the controversial issue of vaping, which the government is considering banning, 32 percent said they had tried it at least once.

A recent study by Material Focus revealed that 5 million single-use vapes are disposed of every week in the UK. This number is four times higher than in 2022.

However, 66 percent of young people said they feel positive about their future and currently value their families the most.